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Tissue-resident macrophages: then and now.
Immunology - 1 Apr 2015
Davies Luke C, Taylor Philip R
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages have been at the heart of immune research for over a century and are an integral component of innate immunity. Macrophages are often viewed as terminally differentiated monocytic phagocytes. They infiltrate tissues during inflammation, and form polarized populations that perform pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory functions. Tissue-resident macrophages were regarded as differentiated monocytes,...
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