Alternative monocytes settle in for the long term

Nature Immunology 18, 599 (2017). doi:10.1038/ni.3749 Authors: Allan McI Mowat & Calum C Bain Monocytes recruited to the peritoneum under conditions of a type 2 inflammatory reaction can convert into resident-type macrophages under the control of vitamin A.
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