ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Defects in tissue-resident macrophages lead to smaller eardrums and abnormal neurovascular networks with increased middle-ear infection
Yunpei Zhang, Pingting Wang, Lingling Neng…·Xiao-rui Shi
This study shows that tissue-resident macrophages are critical for eardrum development and neurovascular network maturation, and their depletion leads to smaller eardrums and increased middle-ear infection risk.