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Binding of mouse peritoneal macrophages to tumour cells by a "lectin-like" macrophage receptor
D M Weir1, L M Grahame, H M Ogmundsdóttir
1Department of Bacteriology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, UK.
Abstract:
A binding interaction is described between mouse peritoneal macrophages, tumour cells and proliferating mouse embryo fibroblasts. The interaction appears to be between a "lectin-like" receptor in the macrophage plasma membrane and carbohydrates in the plasma membrane of the target cells.