Name: Phagocytosis: Invitation to a Feast
Creator: Peter M. Henson
Keywords: 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Chemotactic Factors, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Chemotaxis, Macrophages, Apoptosis, Uridine Triphosphate, Models, Biological

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2009 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Current Biology, volume 19, pages R989-R991 (issn: 0960-9822,

Authors: Peter M. Henson;

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.031

pmid: 19922857

Phagocytosis: Invitation to a Feast

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SummaryHow does a macrophage find an apoptotic cell for ingestion? A recent study shows that ATP and UTP released from the dying cell serve as important chemoattractants for macrophages and are key contributors to the efficient clearance of apoptotic cells in vivo.

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University of Colorado Denver
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National Jewish Health
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Chemotactic Factors, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Chemotaxis, Macrophages, Apoptosis, Uridine Triphosphate, Models, Biological, Adenosine Triphosphate, Phagocytosis

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