White Blood Cells

Scientists Discover How White Blood Cells Detect Infectious Invaders

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have discovered how a molecular receptor on the surface of white blood cells identifies when invading fungi have established direct contact with the cell surface and pose an infectious threat. The receptor called Dectin-1, studied ...More
April 29, 2011
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Scientists Identify New Step in Activation of White Blood Cells to Fight Infection

Johns Hopkins scientists have identified a previously unrecognized step in the activation of infection-fighting white blood cells, the main immunity troops in the body's war on bacteria, viruses and foreign proteins. "It's as if we knew many of the generals, colonels and ...More
December 9, 2010
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