Transcriptome Profile of the Chicken Thrombocyte: New Implications as an Advanced Immune Effector Cell.

Thrombocytes are nucleated platelets involved in immune functions such as pathogen recognition and release of pro-inflammatory bioactive compounds when exposed to bacterial and viral molecules. However, the complete role of these cells in innate and adaptive immune responses is not understood, and l...

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Main Authors: Farzana Ferdous, Christopher Saski, William Bridges, Matthew Burns, Heather Dunn, Kathryn Elliott, Thomas R Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5053482?pdf=render