New path of origin for macrophages
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 22:30
in Biology & Nature
Macrophages play a key role in the immune response. They differ depending on where they are located and which tasks they perform. A scientist at TUM has been investigating whether these different types of cells have the same origin. The study has revealed that there are two distinct macrophage cell lines that continue into adult life and that they have different origins.