Plasticity of neutrophils reveals modulatory capacity
Neutrophils are widely known as proinflammatory cells associated with tissue damage and for their early arrival at sites of infection, where they exert their phagocytic activity, release their granule contents, and subsequently die. However, this view has been challenged by emerging evidence that ne...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2015-08-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000800665&lng=en&tlng=en |