Monocyte Function in the Fetus and the Preterm Neonate: Immaturity Combined with Functional Impairment

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Zoe Iliodromiti (مؤلف), Anastasis Anastasiadis (مؤلف), Michail Varras (مؤلف), Kalliopi I. Pappa (مؤلف), Charalambos Siristatidis (مؤلف), Vassilios Bakoulas (مؤلف), George Mastorakos (مؤلف), Nikolaos Vrachnis (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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It is well known that the innate immunity system, involving the contribution of monocytes and macrophages, may dysfunction in fetuses and preterm neonates. Monocytes are capable of differentiating into dendritic cells (DCs) or into mucosal macrophages during certain infections and of producing infla...