New lives given by cell death: Macrophage differentiation following their encounter with apoptotic leukocytes during the resolution of inflammation
Monocytes that migrate into tissues during inflammatory episodes and differentiate to macrophages were classified earlier as simply two broad phenotypes: classically (M1)- or alternatively (M2)-activated macrophages, based on their exposure to different fate-determining mediators. These macrophage s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00004/full |