Friday, April 18, 2014

Some immune cells defend only one organ

Some organs have the immunological equivalent of ‘neighborhood police’ — specialized squads of defenders that patrol only one area, a single organ, instead of an entire city, the body, scientists have discovered. The liver, skin and uterus each has dedicated immune cells, which the researchers call tissue-resident natural killer cells. Other organs may have similar arrangements. …Read Full Story



Some immune cells defend only one organ
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