The Many Alternative Faces of Macrophage Activation.

Monocytes and macrophages provide the first line of defense against pathogens. They also initiate acquired immunity by processing and presenting antigens and provide the downstream effector functions. In large gene expression datasets from multiple cells and tissues, it is possible to identify sets...

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Main Author: David A. Hume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00370/full