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. 2021 Jul 13;9(5):1194–1207. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.06.007

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Latitudinal heterogeneity of tissue macrophages. Multiple dimensional signals determine tissue macrophage heterogeneity in a latitudinal manner. Firstly, the origins imprint the macrophages with the ontogeny landscape; tissue signals then provide unique information associated with functions; macrophages in the niche finally sense the environment and stress signal to differentiate into a specific macrophage subset in homeostasis or disease condition.