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Neutrophil extracellular traps: Is immunity the second function of chromatin?

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are made of processed chromatin bound to granular and selected cytoplasmic proteins. NETs are released by white blood cells called neutrophils, maybe as a last resort, to control microbial infections. This release of chromatin is the result of a unique form of c...

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Autores principales: Brinkmann, Volker, Zychlinsky, Arturo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22945932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201203170