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Macrophage Activation

"Macrophage Activation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The process of altering the morphology and functional activity of macrophages so that they become avidly phagocytic. It is initiated by lymphokines, such as the macrophage activation factor (MAF) and the macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MMIF), immune complexes, C3b, and various peptides, polysaccharides, and immunologic adjuvants.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Macrophage Activation" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Macrophage Activation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 20 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011
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