macrophages COVID lungs (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

macrophages COVID lungs

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Unusually high numbers of macrophages (in brown) were detected in cross-sections of lungs from COVID-19 patients using immunohistochemical techniques. Blue counterstain detects nuclei of all cells in the cross-section.

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UC San Diego Health Sciences

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