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Editorial

The Hypothesis of Tumor-Associated Macrophages Mediating Semi-Phagocytosis of Cancer Cells in Distant Metastasis

Tingpei Ye1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Junjiang Liu1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Wei Zhao1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Shengtao Gao2 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Shimeng Wang1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Fanglong Wu1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hongmei Zhou1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR ChinaView further author information
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Pages 1125-1129 | Received 29 Oct 2020, Accepted 18 Dec 2020, Published online: 09 Feb 2021

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