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Rat resident testicular macrophages have an alternatively activated phenotype and constitutively produce interleukin-10 in vitro.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jul 2011
Winnall Wendy R, Muir Julie A, Hedger Mark P
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The ability of the rodent testis to tolerate graft alloantigens and spermatogenic cell autoantigens is well known. The mechanisms underlying this "immune privilege" are poorly understood, but the numerous resident TMs have been implicated. Although it has been assumed that TMs display a phenotype...
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