Neutrophil Functional Heterogeneity: Identification of Competitive Phagocytosis

IntroductionPhagocytosis by neutrophils is a key process in the innate immune response against invading microorganisms. Despite reported heterogeneity in other neutrophils functions, little is known regarding differences in phagocytosis by individual cells. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that h...

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Main Authors: Pien Hellebrekers, Falco Hietbrink, Nienke Vrisekoop, Luke P. H. Leenen, Leo Koenderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01498/full