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The phosphatidylserine receptor has essential functions during embryogenesis but not in apoptotic cell removal

Jens Böse1 email, Achim D Gruber2 email, Laura Helming1 email, Stefanie Schiebe1 email, Ivonne Wegener1 email, Martin Hafner3 email, Marianne Beales4 email, Frank Köntgen4 email and Andreas Lengeling1 email

Junior Research Group Infection Genetics, German Research Center for Biotechnology (GBF), Mascheroder Weg 1, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany

Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany

Department of Experimental Immunology, German Research Center for Biotechnology (GBF), Mascheroder Weg 1, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany

Ozgene Pty. Ltd., Canning Vale, WA 6970, Australia

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Journal of Biology 2004, 3:15doi:10.1186/jbiol10

Published: 23 August 2004

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Figure S1 showing the localization of apoptotic cells and macrophages in the subcutis of developing embryos; and Figure S2 showing immunohistochemical staining of the Ptdsr protein in macrophages derived from wild-type and Ptdsr-knockout mice

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