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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes infiltrate tissues in response to an inflammatory stimulus to remove invading microorganisms and cell debris. We present evidence that these scavenging cells have another, more sophisticated role in that they are involved in the control of fluid efflux through the blood vessel wall which leads to tissue oedema.
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Wedmore, C., Williams, T. Control of vascular permeability by polymorphonuclear leukocytes in inflammation. Nature 289, 646–650 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/289646a0
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