Monocyte and macrophage differentiation: circulation inflammatory monocyte as biomarker for inflammatory diseases

Monocytes express various receptors, which monitor and sense environmental changes. Monocytes are highly plastic and heterogeneous, and change their functional phenotype in response to environmental stimulation. Evidence from murine and human studies has suggested that monocytosis can be an indicato...

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Main Authors: Yang, Jiyeon, Zhang, Lixiao, Yu, Caijia, Yang, Xiao-Feng, Wang, Hong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892095/