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Human alveolar macrophages: comparison of phagocytic ability, glucose utilization, and ultrastructure in smokers and nonsmokers

Phagocytic ability, glucose utilization, and ultrastructural morphology were studied in human alveolar macrophages in smokers and nonsmokers. The macrophages were obtained by bronchopulmonary lavage and the studies were carried out in vitro in the absence of smoke. Phagocytic ability was measured as...

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Main Authors: Harris, James O., Swenson, Edward W., Johnson, Joseph E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1970
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC535784/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4319967
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