Neutrophil extracellular traps in immunity and disease

Nature Reviews Immunology 18, 134 (2018). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.105 Author: Venizelos Papayannopoulos Neutrophils are innate immune phagocytes that have a central role in immune defence. Our understanding of the role of neutrophils in pathogen clearance, immune regulation and disease pathology has advanced dramatically in recent years. Web-like chromatin structures known as neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been
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