Human peripheral nerve macrophages in normal and pathological conditions.

doi:10.1016/0022-510x(93)90105-8

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Human peripheral nerve macrophages in normal and pathological conditions.

Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Sept 1993

Bonetti B, Monaco S, Giannini C, Ferrari S, Zanusso G, Rizzuto N

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We investigated, by immunocytochemistry and immune electron microscopy, the immunophenotype, morphology and functional properties of human peripheral nervous system (PNS) macrophages (M phi) under normal and pathological conditions. Endoneurial M phi disclosed an elongated, ramified morphology, w...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antigens, Differentiation
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Macrophages
Microscopy, Immunoelectron
Middle Aged
Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Phenotype
Sural Nerve

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