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. 1983 Jun;4(6):166-70.
doi: 10.1016/0167-5699(83)90005-1.

Molecular mechanisms in tumor-cell killing by activated macrophages

D O Adams  1 , C F Nathan  2
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Molecular mechanisms in tumor-cell killing by activated macrophages

D O Adams et al. Immunol Today. 1983 Jun.

Abstract

Macrophages kill tumor cells with and without the aid of antibody and evidence suggests that secreted cytotoxic substances are at work in each system. Here Dolph Adams and Carl Nathan discuss the likely involvement in both pathways of several such substances including cytolytic protease and hydrogen peroxide.

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