La deleción de la cadena gamma de FcR da como resultado defectos en las células efectoras pleiotróficas

T Takai1, M Li, D Sylvestre

  • 1DeWitt Wallace Research Laboratory, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, New York 10021.

Cell
|February 11, 1994
PubMed
Resumen

Los ratones que carecen de la cadena gamma, crucial para los receptores de inmunoglobulina Fc, muestran un deterioro de la fagocitosis y las respuestas inmunes. Estos ratones con deficiencia de cadena gamma son herramientas valiosas para estudiar las funciones de los receptores Fc en la inmunidad.

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