Disruption of filamentous actin inhibits human macrophage fusion
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (8) , 823-832
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.8.823
Abstract
The foreign body reaction to implanted biomaterials, characterized by the presence of macrophages and foreign body giant cells (FBGC), can result in structural and functional failure of the implant...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Case Western Reserve University
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