Extracellular Bactericidal Functions of Porcine Neutrophils
Neutrophils are one of the main effector cells of innate immunity and were shown to kill bacteria by phagocytosis more than 100 years ago. Neutrophils are also capable of antimicrobial activity by producing extracellular structures named neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This thesis is an inves...
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| Language: | en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10214/2105 |