Macrophages are Sensitive to Substrate Elasticity during Phagocytosis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.699
Abstract: Phagocytosis, the internalization of objects like living bacteria and dead cells by macrophages is a main function of the innate immune system. After the detection of foreign objects by membrane receptors, this process is driven… read more here.
Keywords: sensitive substrate; phagocytosis; uptake efficiency; uptake velocity ... See more keywords