Tissue macrophages: heterogeneity and functions

Macrophages are present in all vertebrate tissues, from mid-gestation throughout life, constituting a widely dispersed organ system. They promote homeostasis by responding to internal and external changes within the body, not only as phagocytes in defence against microbes and in clearance of dead an...

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Main Authors: Gordon, S, Plüddemann, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017