Tumor Associated Macrophages in Kidney Cancer

Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) are an important element of tumor stroma. They originate from blood monocytes attracted by chemokines and cytokines produced by tumor cells and, being instructed by tumor microenvironment, develop into potent tumor-supporting cell population. TAMs were demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Olga V. Kovaleva, Daria V. Samoilova, Maria S. Shitova, Alexei Gratchev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9307549