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High-speed delivery to neutrophils

Nature Reviews Immunology volume 21, page 136 (2021)Cite this article

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Neutrophils are the ‘first responders’ of the circulating immune system, being recruited rapidly to sites of inflammation by tissue-resident mast cells. Dudeck et al. describe a mechanism to ensure this high-speed response, involving direct delivery of mast cell mediators into the blood.

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Minton, K. High-speed delivery to neutrophils. Nat Rev Immunol 21, 136 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00509-y

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