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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;109(3):509-512.
doi: 10.1002/JLB.4CE0520-304RRR.

Remembering Metchnikoff in the time of COVID-19

Siamon Gordon  1   2
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Editorial

Remembering Metchnikoff in the time of COVID-19

Siamon Gordon. J Leukoc Biol. 2021 Mar.

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Photograph of Elie Metchnikoff (1845–1916), considered the grandfather of macrophages
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References

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