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