Characterization of low-density granulocytes in COVID-19.
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PLoS Pathog. 2021 Jul 6;17(7):e1009721. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009721. eCollection 2021 Jul.
PLoS Pathog. 2021.
PMID: 34228753
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As the major arm of innate immunity, neutrophils are one of the first cells recruited to the site of infection where their excessive activation can contribute to lung pathology. Low-density granulocytes (LDGs) are circulating neutrophils, whose numbers increase in some aut …
As the major arm of innate immunity, neutrophils are one of the first cells recruited to the site of infection where their excessive activat …