Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 140-148 , July 2008

IL-13 induces the expression of the alternative activation marker Ym1 in a subset of testicular macrophages

  • Katarzyna Maresz

      Affiliations

    • BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Eugene D. Ponomarev

      Affiliations

    • BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Natasha Barteneva

      Affiliations

    • Flow and Imaging Cytometry Facility, Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • Yanping Tan

      Affiliations

    • BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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  • Monica K. Mann

      Affiliations

    • BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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  • Bonnie N. Dittel

      Affiliations

    • BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Blood Research Institute, 8727 Watertown Plank Road, P.O. Box 2178, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Tel.: +1 414 937 3865; fax: +1 414 937 6284.

Received 5 April 2007 ,Revised 20 October 2007 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.01.001

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 140-148 , July 2008

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