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  • noun Plural form of heterophil.

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  • Our results also demonstrated a decrease in the resistance of strains to the bactericidal effects of heterophils and macrophages

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  • Mellata M, Dho-Moulin M, Dozois CM, Curtiss R III, Lehoux B, et al. (2003) Role of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli virulence factors in bacterial interaction with chicken heterophils and macrophages.

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