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. 2007 May 1;5(4):438–441. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2001.tb00181.x

Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by microglia in vitro

O Bucur 1, Roxana Nat 1,, D Cretoiu 1, L M Popescu 1
PMCID: PMC6740213  PMID: 12067480

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