Tissue macrophages: heterogeneity and functions
Abstract Macrophages are present in all vertebrate tissues, from mid-gestation throughout life, constituting a widely dispersed organ system. They promote homeostasis by responding to internal and external changes within the body, not only as phagocytes in defence against microbes and in clearance o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0392-4 |