Macrophages from newly hatched chicks [set2]

To identify markers associated with inherent cellular sex-identity, we analysed macrophages from newly-hatched chicks. We found that male and female macrophages respond differently to stimulation by bacterial lipopolysaccharide and that female macrophages constitutively express higher levels of interferon target genes than male macrophages.

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Garcia-Morales C, Nandi S, Zhao D, Sauter KA, Vervelde L, McBride D, Sang HM, Clinton M, Hume DA