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Pulmonary macrophages: key players in the innate defence of the airways

Pulmonary macrophages: key players in the innate defence of the airways

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Pulmonary macrophages: key players in the innate defence of the airways

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Full title

Pulmonary macrophages: key players in the innate defence of the airways

Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Journal title

Thorax, 2015-12, Vol.70 (12), p.1189-1196

Language

English

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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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Contents

Macrophages are the most numerous immune-cells present in the lung environment under homoeostatic conditions and are ideally positioned to dictate the innate defence of the airways. Pulmonary macrophage populations are heterogeneous and demonstrate remarkable plasticity, owing to variations in origin, tissue residency and environmental influences....

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Pulmonary macrophages: key players in the innate defence of the airways

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1832250307

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1832250307

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ISSN

0040-6376

E-ISSN

1468-3296

DOI

10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207020

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