Liver macrophages in tissue homeostasis and disease

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 306 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.11 Authors: Oliver Krenkel & Frank Tacke Macrophages represent a key cellular component of the liver, and are essential for maintaining tissue homeostasis and ensuring rapid responses to hepatic injury. Our understanding of liver macrophages has been revolutionized by the delineation of heterogeneous subsets of these cells. Kupffer cells are a self-sustaining,
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