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ENS–macrophage niche. MΦs are in close proximity to their targets: the epithelium, blood vessels, and the enteric nervous system, particularly the submucosal plexus. The MΦ population shifts after weaning from predominant embryonic yolk-sac and fetal-liver-derived cells to hematopoietic bone-marrow-derived cells.
