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Peritoneal and alveolar macrophages differ in phenotype, endocytic activities, and oxidative metabolism.
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Nibbering, P.H., van den Barselaar, M.T., van de Gevel, J.S. et al. Defective intracellular killing of micro-organisms by murine alveolar macrophages. Agents and Actions 26, 206–207 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02126611
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