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The equine alveolar macrophage: functional and phenotypic comparisons with peritoneal macrophages.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 1 Oct 2013
Karagianni Anna E, Kapetanovic Ronan, McGorum Bruce C, Hume David A, Pirie Scott R
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Alveolar macrophages (AMs) constitute the first line of defence in the lung of all species, playing a crucial role in the regulation of immune responses to inhaled pathogens. A detailed understanding of the function and phenotype of AMs is a necessary pre-requisite to both elucidating their role in preventing opportunistic bacterial colonisation of the lower respiratory tract and developing appropriate...
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