AUTHOR=Yoshida Tomoyuki , Saito Akatsuki , Iwasaki Yuki , Iijima Sayuki , Kurosawa Terue , Katakai Yuko , Yasutomi Yasuhiro , Reimann Keith A., Hayakawa Toshiyuki , Akari Hirofumi TITLE=Characterization of Natural Killer Cells in Tamarins: A Technical Basis for Studies of Innate Immunity JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=1 YEAR=2010 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00128 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2010.00128 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Natural killer (NK) cells are capable of regulating viral infection without major histocompatibility complex restriction. Hepatitis C is caused by chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and impaired activity of NK cells may contribute to the control of the disease progression, although the involvement of NK cells