This could also be due to the fact that CD47 blockade allows preferential phagoc...

bedris on March 17, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists Make Mice Immune to Radiation

This could also be due to the fact that CD47 blockade allows preferential phagocytosis of cancer cells by macrophages [1,2] so it might not be solely radiation sensitivity that is leading to the clearance of the tumor cells.

[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19632179

[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19632178