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. 2017 Nov 29;8:1642. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01642

Table 2.

Examples of non-professional phagocytes in C. elegans, D. melanogaster, and mammals.

C. elegans D. melanogaster Mammals

  • Hypodermal cells

  • Gonadal sheath cells

  • Pharyngeal muscle cells

  • Endothelial cells

  • Follicle cells

  • Ensheathing glia

  • Cortex glia

  • Astrocyte glia

  • Imaginal disks

  • Epidermal cells

  • Mammary gland

  • Retinal pigment epithelium

  • Gut epithelium

  • Liver endothelium

  • Airway epithelium

  • Kidney epithelium