Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of the testicular macrophage population: A new regulatory model

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-158

  Winnall, Wendy R ^a   Hedger, Mark P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CD163; Heterogeneity; Immunoregulation; Macrophage; Monocyte; Testis

Indexed keywords

CD163 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL POPULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFERTILITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TESTIS CELL; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; CELL PROLIFERATION; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MONOCYTES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TESTIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84875249459     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2013.01.001     Document Type: Review

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