Macrophages: plastic solutions to environmental heterogeneity.

doi:10.1007/s00011-013-0647-7

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Macrophages: plastic solutions to environmental heterogeneity.

Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Sept 2013

Giorgio Selma

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INTRODUCTION: Macrophages are among the oldest cell types in the animal kingdom, and they have a long evolutionary history and experience various evolutionary pressures. It was clear from the earliest studies that variations exist in macrophage populations. Macrophages are known to adapt to their microenvironment. Although the paradigm for macrophage plasticity is their flexible program driven by environmental...

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Animals
Cell Transdifferentiation
Cellular Microenvironment
Humans
Macrophage Activation
Macrophages
Models, Biological
Phenotype

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PMID: 23872927
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-013-0647-7

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