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David M. Mosser,
Justin P. Edwards
(2008).
Exploring the full spectrum of macrophage activation.
Nature reviews. Immunology
, 8
(12)
, 958-969.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nri2448
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- 10.1038/nri2448