ImmunologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
Thrombocytopenia in murine schistosomiasis is associated with platelet uptake by liver macrophages that have a distinct activation phenotype
Joanna H Greenman, Shinjini Chakraborty, Lucie Moss…·James P. Hewitson
This study shows that platelet depletion in schistosomiasis leads to severe bleeding and reduced survival, while platelets do not directly drive macrophage activation in type 2 inflammation.
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