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Melanomacrophage Centers As a Histological Indicator of Immune Function in Fish and Other Poikilotherms

Melanomacrophage centers (MMCs) are aggregates of highly pigmented phagocytes found primarily in the head kidney and spleen, and occasionally the liver of many vertebrates. Preliminary histological analyses suggested that MMCs are structurally similar to the mammalian germinal center (GC), leading t...

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Autores principales: Steinel, Natalie C., Bolnick, Daniel I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28769932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00827

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