Oscillatory behavior of neutrophils under opposing chemoattractant gradients supports a winner-take-all mechanism.

Oscillatory behavior of neutrophils under opposing chemoattractant gradients supports a winner-take-all mechanism.

Neutrophils constitute the largest class of white blood cells and are the first responders in the innate immune response. They are able to sense and migrate up concentration gradients of chemoattractants in search of primary sites of infection and inflammation through a process known as chemotaxis....

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Main Authors: Matthew B Byrne, Yuki Kimura, Ashish Kapoor, Yuan He, Kewin S Mattam, Katherine M Hasan, Luke N Olson, Fei Wang, Paul J A Kenis, Christopher V Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897492?pdf=render

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