• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Macrophages in Endocrine Glands, with Emphasis on Pancreatic Islets
  • Contributor: Unanue, Emil R.
  • imprint: American Society for Microbiology, 2016
  • Published in: Microbiology Spectrum
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.mchd-0048-2016
  • ISSN: 2165-0497
  • Keywords: Infectious Diseases ; Cell Biology ; Microbiology (medical) ; Genetics ; General Immunology and Microbiology ; Ecology ; Physiology
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  • Description: <jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>We review here the macrophages found in endocrine tissues, placing emphasis on those residing in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. The islets represent the endocrine organ where macrophages have been examined in great detail and where our own studies and experience have been directed.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access