Vanderbilt research finds immune cells fan flames of obesity-related inflammation
by Bill Snyder | Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2012 — 12:47 PM
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered that an unusual set of immune cells, called invariant natural killer T cells, can exacerbate obesity-related inflammation.
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David Wasserman, immunology, inflammation, Lan Wu, Luc Van Kaer, microbiology, obesity, Pathology, pathology microbiology and immunology, PNAS
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