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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: CORE - Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines. | Nov 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Macrophages. | Jul 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell - Macrophage states: there's a method in the madness. | May 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Modulation of macrophage phenotype by cell shape. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Neuroinflammation - The macrophage: a key player in the pathophysiology of peripheral neuropathies. | Jan 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature Reviews Immunology - Protective and pathogenic functions of macrophage subsets. | Oct 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Arizona State University - Ask A Biologist - Macrophages. | Sep 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Macrophages and Your Immune System. | Aug 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Macrophages: The Good, the Bad, and the Gluttony. | Mar 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Physiological roles of macrophages. | Jan 19, 2023 | ||
| New article added. | Jun 23, 2020 |
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