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SUBMITTER: Bailey JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284309 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bailey Jade D JD Shaw Andrew A McNeill Eileen E Nicol Thomas T Diotallevi Marina M Chuaiphichai Surawee S Patel Jyoti J Hale Ashley A Channon Keith M KM Crabtree Mark J MJ
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry 20200424
Macrophages are mononuclear phagocytes derived from haematopoietic progenitors that are widely distributed throughout the body. These cells participate in both innate and adaptive immune responses and lie central to the processes of inflammation, development, and homeostasis. Macrophage physiology varies depending on the environment in which they reside and they exhibit rapid functional adaption in response to external stimuli. To study macrophages in vitro, cells are typically cultured ex vivo ...[more]