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. 2009 Nov 20;31(5):698-700.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.10.003.

Never underestimate the power of a neutrophil

Marco A Cassatella  1 , Massimo Locati, Alberto Mantovani
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Never underestimate the power of a neutrophil

Marco A Cassatella et al. Immunity. .
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Abstract

Polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes (PMNs) have long been viewed as short-lived effector cells capable of phagocytosing pathogens and mediating tissue damage. In this issue of Immunity, Zhang et al. (2009) shed fresh light on the plasticity and immunoregulatory functions of PMNs.

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