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Monocyte Heterogeneity: Consequences for Monocyte-Derived Immune Cells.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2016
Sprangers Sara, de Vries Teun J, Everts Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Blood monocytes are precursors of dendritic cells, macrophages, and osteoclasts. They are a heterogeneous cell population with differences in size, phenotype, and function. Although monocytes maintain several tissue-specific populations of immune cells in homeostasis, their contribution to populations of dendritic cells, macrophages, and osteoclasts is significantly increased in inflammation. Identification of a...
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