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. 2003 Jun 27;113(7):817-20.
doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00471-9.

"Recruitment signals" from apoptotic cells: invitation to a quiet meal

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"Recruitment signals" from apoptotic cells: invitation to a quiet meal

Kodi S Ravichandran. Cell. .
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An evolutionarily conserved machinery exists for engulfment of apoptotic cells from worm to mammals. New observations suggest that corpse clearance is tightly linked to apoptosis and that dying cells use both recruitment and eat-me signals for phagocyte attraction and recognition.

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