Article
Distinct origins and functions of cardiac orthotopic macrophages.
Basic research in cardiology - 2 Jan 2020
Wang Zhen, Lu Yun-Long, Zhao Wen-Ting, Zhong Jiawei, Lin Xueqi, Sun Zewei, He Yuxian, Chen Miao, Zheng Liang-Rong
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages are one cell type in the innate immune system. Recent studies involving macrophages have overturned the conventional concept that circulating bone marrow-derived blood mononuclear cells in the adult body continuously replace macrophages residing in the tissues. Investigations using refined technologies have suggested that embryonic hematopoiesis can result in the differentiation into macrophage...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
