Similarities between oocytes and macrophages. An overview

Oocytes behave as macrophages as they internalize solid and liquid substances required for their growth and competence. This activity is more pronounced in lower invertebrates. The slowing of endocytic activity may be caused by constraints imposed by surrounding nurse cells and by the amount of accu...

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Main Author: Nirmal Kumar Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2011-04-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4137