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In vivo veritas: the surprising roles of Fc receptors in immunity

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Jeffrey Ravetch describes how he came to identify the in vivo function of the once mysterious Fc receptors.

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Acknowledgements

I thank all the students, postdoctoral fellows, technicians and administrative staff who have worked with me over the past 25 years to investigate the complexities of the Fc receptor system, whose insights, hard work and dedication have been invaluable; my colleagues at The Rockefeller University, R. Steinman and M. Nussenzweig, who have been advisors, collaborators; and loyal friends who have made the pursuit of science such a delight. The financial support provided by the National Institutes of Health, donors and philanthropists has allowed this work to progress to the point it has reached today; it is only with their continued support that we can hope to translate this basic work into practical therapies in the future.

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Ravetch, J. In vivo veritas: the surprising roles of Fc receptors in immunity. Nat Immunol 11, 183–185 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0310-183

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