Modulation of Macrophage Efferocytosis in Inflammation

A critical function of macrophages within the inflammatory milieu is the removal of dying cells by a specialized phagocytic process called efferocytosis (to carry to the grave). Through specific receptor engagement and induction of downstream signaling, efferocytosing macrophages promote resolution...

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Main Authors: Darlynn R Korns, S. Courtney Frasch, Ruby eFernandez-Boyanapalli, Peter M Henson, Donna L Bratton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2011.00057/full

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