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Neutrophils Left Shift Acute Cellular Response Inflammation Shifting

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What does a "left shift" mean with regards to acute cellular response to inflammation?
Back Shifting to the left in terms of maturation (life cycle stage of the cell) --> Mature neutrophils are busy killing things in the tissue, so to replenish circulatory concentration, macrophages will call immature neutrophils into the blood.  

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