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Efferocytosis and autoimmune disease

An enormous number of cells in the body die by apoptosis during development and under homeostasis. Apoptotic cells are swiftly engulfed by macrophages and digested into units. This removal of apoptotic cells is called ‘efferocytosis’. For efferocytosis, macrophages recognize phosphatidylserine (PtdS...

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Autores principales: Kawano, Mahiru, Nagata, Shigekazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30165442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intimm/dxy055