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Natural Killer Cells (NK cells):
- Inhibited by MHC I on the surface of cells.
- Viral infected cells or tumer cells with downregulated MHC I are the target for NK cell and lysis.
_ RBCs the only Human cells devoid of MHC I

Why do not our NK cells destroy our RBCs?

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  #2

that part of the receptor which inhibits the NK cells to kill RBCs is yet to be found cos uptill now they r stil trying to figure this one out. but if u find anything interesting then do let us know




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  #3

wow that i had never noticed or thought abt.

  #4

i dont knw y i dnt think like u guyz.......

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  #5

You are clever sataleees to have noticed this point. Believe me I read about it almost like a zillion times, but never bothered to notice sad








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