The team focused on the so-called Kupffer cells. These are macrophages—so-called "big eaters"—that help protect the body as part of the innate immune system. During embryonic development ...

Monocytes and macrophages are myeloid cells that have important innate immune functions. Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing ...

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