To Trap a Pathogen: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Their Role in Mucosal Epithelial and Skin Diseases
Neutrophils are the most abundant circulating innate immune cells and comprise the first immune defense line, as they are the most rapidly recruited cells at sites of infection or inflammation. Their main microbicidal mechanisms are degranulation, phagocytosis, cytokine secretion and the formation o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Cells |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1469 |