Tyro3 receptor tyrosine kinases in the heterogeneity of apoptotic cell uptake

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2631-2646

  Curtis, Jeffrey L ^a   Todt, Jill C ^a   Hu, Bin ^a   Osterholzer, John J ^a   Freeman, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dendritic cells; Innate immunity; Macrophages; Phagocytosis; Receptor tyrosine kinase; Review; Tutorial

Indexed keywords

MUS;

PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TYRO3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHAGOCYTE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; MICE; PHAGOCYTES; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 63849235951     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3401     Document Type: Article

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