Macrophage heterogeneity in tissues: Phenotypic diversity and functions

Immunological Reviews

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-55

  Gordon, Siamon ^a   Plüddemann, Annette ^b   Martinez Estrada, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Macrophages; Markers; Monocytes; Phenotype; Tissue macrophages

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENOMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENOMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84911092143     PISSN: 01052896     EISSN: 1600065X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imr.12223     Document Type: Article

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