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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Yan Ma
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-24258 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Gorgani Nick N NN Ma Yan Y Clark Hilary F HF
Immunology and cell biology 20071113 3
Tissue-resident macrophages play an important role in defense against pathogens and perform key functions in organ homeostasis, innate and adaptive immunity. Tissue macrophages originate from blood monocytes that infiltrate virtually every organ in the body. Macrophages in different tissues share many characteristics, including their ability to migrate, phagocytose particles, metabolize lipids and present antigens. Morphologically they are quite heterogeneous, and some distinct functions have be ...[more]