New pathway in immune defense discovered (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

New pathway in immune defense discovered

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(from left) Dr. Ibrahim Hawwari, Prof. Bernardo Franklin and Lukas Roßnagel discover new intercellular communication mechanism in which blood platelets, so-called thrombocytes, regulate the function of monocytes.

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University Hospital Bonn / Alessandro Winkler

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