Anatomy of a Discovery: M1 and M2 Macrophages
M1 and M2 macrophage-type responses kill or repair in vivo. The unique ability of macrophages to make these polar opposite type of responses provides primary host protection and maintains tissue homeostasis throughout the animal kingdom. In humans and other higher animals M1 and M2-type macrophage r...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00212/full |