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Phagocytosis

Known as: Phagocytoses, phagocytose 
An endocytosis process that results in the engulfment of external particulate material by phagocytes. The particles are initially contained within… 
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Janus-faced microglia: beneficial and detrimental consequences of microglial phagocytosis
Microglia are the resident brain macrophages and they have been traditionally studied as orchestrators of the brain inflammatory… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Anti-CD47 Antibody Synergizes with Rituximab to Promote Phagocytosis and Eradicate Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Review
2003
Review
2003
Pharmacokinetic and biodistribution properties of poly(ethylene glycol)-protein conjugates.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Functional genomic analysis of phagocytosis and identification of a Drosophila receptor for E. coli
The recognition and phagocytosis of microbes by macrophages is a principal aspect of innate immunity that is conserved from… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Phagocytosis and the actin cytoskeleton.
The process of engulfing a foreign particle - phagocytosis - is of fundamental importance for a wide diversity of organisms. From… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
NADPH oxidase activation and assembly during phagocytosis.
Generation of superoxide (O2-) by the NADPH-dependent oxidase of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is an essential component of the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Impaired phagocytosis of apoptotic cell material by monocyte-derived macrophages from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the established impaired phagocyte function in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients also… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Molecular definition of distinct cytoskeletal structures involved in complement- and Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis in macrophages
It has long been known from the results of ultrastructural studies that complement- and immunoglobulin G (IgG)-opsonized… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Efficient major histocompatibility complex class I presentation of exogenous antigen upon phagocytosis by macrophages.
Antigens in extracellular fluids can be processed and presented with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules by… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Human IgG Fc receptor heterogeneity: molecular aspects and clinical implications.
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