Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
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Respir Physiol Neurobiol · Jun 2013
ReviewLife of neutrophil: from stem cell to neutrophil extracellular trap.
Neutrophils are one of the main types of effector cells in the innate immune system. Neutrophils play a major role in fighting diseases and are recruited almost immediately to sites of infection. ⋯ The latest role of neutrophils is neutrophil traps, which are a new component of innate anti-microbial immunity. Before neutrophils can effectively kill microorganisms they undergo a series of complex developmental processes.