Cell-in-cell phenomenon: leukocyte engulfment by non-tumorigenic cells and cancer cell lines
Abstract Background Research on cell-in-cell (CIC) phenomena, including entosis, emperipolesis and cannibalism, and their biological implications has increased in recent years. Homotypic and heterotypic engulfment of various target cells by numerous types of host cells has been studied in vitro and...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | BMC Molecular and Cell Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-021-00377-3 |