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Phagocytosis by Thrombocytes is a Conserved Innate Immune Mechanism in Lower Vertebrates

Thrombocytes, nucleated hemostatic blood cells of non-mammalian vertebrates, are regarded as the functional equivalent of anucleated mammalian platelets. Additional immune functions, including phagocytosis, have also been suggested for thrombocytes, but no conclusive molecular or cellular experiment...

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Autores principales: Nagasawa, Takahiro, Nakayasu, Chihaya, Rieger, Aja M., Barreda, Daniel R., Somamoto, Tomonori, Nakao, Miki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4165319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25278940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00445