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Reprogramming of human postmitotic neutrophils into macrophages by growth factors.
Blood - 15 Apr 2004
Araki Hiroto, Katayama Naoyuki, Yamashita Yoshihiro, Mano Hiroyuki, Fujieda Atsushi, Usui Eiji, Mitani Hidetsugu, Ohishi Kohshi, Nishii Kazuhiro, Masuya Masahiro, Minami Nobuyuki, Nobori Tsutomu, Shiku Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
It is generally recognized that postmitotic neutrophils give rise to polymorphonuclear neutrophils alone. We obtained evidence for a lineage switch of human postmitotic neutrophils into macrophages in culture. When the CD15+CD14- cell population, which predominantly consists of band neutrophils,...
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