NIH Record - National Institutes of Health
Large, white spongy masses in white of a cancer cell being attacked by 2 red balls representing cytotoxic T cells

February 10, 2017

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Large, white spongy masses in white of a cancer cell being attacked by 2 red balls representing cytotoxic T cells

On the Cover

Pseudo-colored scanning electron micrograph of an oral squamous cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red), part of a natural immune response

Rita Elena Serda, Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, NCI

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