Role of neutrophils in tuberculosis: A bird's eye view
Neutrophils are innate immune cells implicated in the process of killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis early during infection. Once the mycobacteria enter the human system, neutrophils sense and engulf them. By secreting bactericidal enzymes and α-defensins like human neutrophil peptides loaded in thei...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Innate Immunity |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425919881176 |