Reduced Number and Morphofunctional Change of Alveolar Macrophages in MafB Gene-Targeted Mice

Michiko Sato-Nishiwaki; Yasuko Aida; Shuichi Abe; Yoko Shibata; Tomomi Kimura; Keiko Yamauchi; Hiroyuki Kishi; Akira Igarashi; Sumito Inoue; Masamichi Sato; Osamu Nakajima; Isao Kubota

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073963

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Reduced Number and Morphofunctional Change of Alveolar Macrophages in MafB Gene-Targeted Mice

Michiko Sato-Nishiwaki,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Yasuko Aida,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Shuichi Abe,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Yoko Shibata ,

* E-mail: shibata@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Tomomi Kimura,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Keiko Yamauchi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Hiroyuki Kishi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Akira Igarashi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Sumito Inoue,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Masamichi Sato,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Osamu Nakajima,

Affiliation Research Laboratory for Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Isao Kubota

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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Reduced Number and Morphofunctional Change of Alveolar Macrophages in MafB Gene-Targeted Mice

Michiko Sato-Nishiwaki,
Yasuko Aida,
Shuichi Abe,
Yoko Shibata,
Tomomi Kimura,
Keiko Yamauchi,
Hiroyuki Kishi,
Akira Igarashi,
Sumito Inoue,
Masamichi Sato

Published: September 6, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073963

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