Phone: 81-45-503-9686; Fax: 81-45-503-9685; email: pj.nekir.iacr@akanatmAuthor information ??? Article notes ??? Copyright and License information ???Received 2004 Feb 20; Accepted 2004 Jul 8.Copyright ?? 2004, The Rockefeller University PressThis article has been cited by other articles in PMC.AbstractApoptotic cells are rapidly phagocytosed by professional phagocytes, such as macrophages and den