Differential effects of serum heat treatment on chemotaxis and phagocytosis by human neutrophils.
Neutrophils, in cooperation with serum, are vital gatekeepers of a host's microbiome and frontline defenders against invading microbes. Yet because human neutrophils are not amenable to many biological techniques, the mechanisms governing their immunological functions remain poorly understood....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3551912?pdf=render |