Oral Inflammatory Diseases and Systemic Inflammation: Role of the Macrophage
Inflammation is a complex reaction to injurious agents and includes vascular responses, migration and activation of leukocytes. Inflammation starts with an acute reaction, which evolves into a chronic phase if allowed to persist unresolved. Acute inflammation is a rapid onset; relatively short pro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00118/full |