Tom studies protons. (He studies the voltage-gating properties of the proton channels in alveolar epithelial cells and neutrophils, eosinophils, and other cells involved in phagocytosis, to be precise.) Naturally, he calls himself Captain Proton. I would call him Captain Pro-Tom, but that’s several layers of inside-joke removed from making sense to almost anyone outside my [...]
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Captain Protonology 101
Posted in Chicago, phagocytosis, protons, Tom on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
