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Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Sources of PAF include:

  • platelets: synthesized on stimulation by thrombin
  • mast cells and basophils: synthesized on interaction with antigen
  • neutrophils: synthesized on phagocytosis of opsonized particles
  • macrophages and monocytes: produced on interaction with antigen
  • endothelial cells

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