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Why Are Macrophages, Monocytes, Mast Cells, and Dendritic Cells Considered

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Why are macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, and dendritic cells considered "professional" antigen-presenting cells, whereas fibroblasts are considered "nonprofessional" antigen-presenting cells?


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Oligopoly

A market structure dominated by a small number of large firms, leading to competitive and cooperative behavior among companies.

Pure Monopoly

A market structure where a single company or entity exclusively produces and sells a product or service, with no close substitutes.

Four-Firm Concentration Ratio

A metric indicating the total market share controlled by the four largest firms within an industry, used to assess market competitiveness.

Herfindahl Index

A measure of the concentration of market power held by the largest firms within an industry.

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