Studies on mechanisms involved in macrophage recognition of apoptotic neutrophils
The macrophage integrin αvβ3 and CD36 have been proposed to act in concert to bind thrombospondin which forms a molecular bridge between the surface of the macrophage and the apoptotic neutrophil. This thesis has investigated the regulatory mechanisms underlying this macrophage phagocytic system. Ph...
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University of Edinburgh
1995
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