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In vitro differentiation of porcine blood CD163- and CD163+ monocytes into functional dendritic cells.
Immunobiology - 1 Jan 2004
Chamorro Sonia, Revilla Concepción, Gómez Nuria, Alvarez Belén, Alonso Fernando, Ezquerra Angel, Domínguez Javier
Abstract excerpt
Swine monocytes constitute a heterogeneous cell population containing subsets with distinct functional capacities or representing different maturational stages. Based on the expression of CD163, we have recently identified two monocyte subpopulations. In this study, we investigate the ability of both CD163- and CD163+ monocytes to differentiate into dendritic cells (DCs) in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4....
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