Natural killer (NK) cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). NK cells are a type of white blood cell and a component of the body's immune sy

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Natural killer (NK) cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). NK cells are a type of white blood cell and a component of the body's immune system. They recognise certain proteins, or antigens, on virus-infected or tumour cells and destroy them. Magnification x 12000 at 10cm wide. Specimen courtesy of the Maini Lab. UCL.

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