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Restraint stress alters neutrophil and macrophage phenotypes during wound healing.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Feb 2013
Tymen Stéphanie D, Rojas Isolde G, Zhou Xiaofeng, Fang Zong Juan, Zhao Yan, Marucha Phillip T
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies reported that stress delays wound healing, impairs bacterial clearance, and elevates the risk for opportunistic infection. Neutrophils and macrophages are responsible for the removal of bacteria present at the wound site. The appropriate recruitment and functions of these cells a...
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