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Cigarette smoke condensate attenuates phorbol ester-mediated neutrophil extracellular trap formation
BACKGROUND: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) constitute a network of chromatin fibres containing histone and antimicrobial peptides that are released by activated neutrophils. NETs protect the host against infection by trapping and facilitating phagocytosis of potentially harmful pathogens. OBJ...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Makerere Medical School
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656221/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085418 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v17i3.33 |