Lysis of tumor cells by natural killer cells in mice is impeded by platelets.
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PMID: 10096562
H. Weiler
A platelet cloak for tumor cells
Blood, January 1, 2005; 105(1): 5 - 6.
Palumbo and colleagues show that platelets and fibrinogen protect metastatic tumor cells from elimination by NK cells, confirming a striking mechanistic link between activation of the blood coagulation system and the spread of tumor metastases