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Review
. 2010 Dec;11(12):1080-2.
doi: 10.1038/ni1210-1080.

More things in heaven and earth: defining innate and adaptive immunity

Christine A Biron  1
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More things in heaven and earth: defining innate and adaptive immunity

Christine A Biron. Nat Immunol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Natural killer cells have emerged as key components of innate immunity with critical antimicrobial functions. New work showing that they can also be accessed by vaccination to deliver antigen-specific memory responses and protect against subsequent viral infections challenges the traditional distinctions made between innate and adaptive immunity.

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