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Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Alveolar macrophages (AMs) represent a unique leukocyte population that responds to airborne irritants and microbes. This distinct microenvironment coordinates the maturation of long-lived AMs, which originate from fetal blood monocytes and self-renew through mechanisms dependent on GM-CSF and CSF-1...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160089/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309536 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00435 |