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. 1974 Apr;9(4):769-71.
doi: 10.1128/iai.9.4.769-771.1974.

Chemotactic responsiveness of human alveolar macrophages: effects of cigarette smoking

G A Warr, R R Martin

Chemotactic responsiveness of human alveolar macrophages: effects of cigarette smoking

G A Warr et al. Infect Immun. 1974 Apr.

Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar macrophages from six cigarette smokers demonstrated higher random migration and greater chemotactic responsiveness to casein than did macrophages from seven nonsmokers. These observations are consistent with the concept that pulmonary macrophages are metabolically activated by cigarette smoking.

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