Macrophage
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macrophage-173-15055744
title:
Macrophage
text:
Macrophages are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris, and foreign substances, which do not have proteins that are specific to healthy body cells on their surface. This process is called phagocytosis, which acts to defend the host against infection and injury. Macrophages are found in essentially all tissues, where they patrol for potential pathogens by amoeboid movement. They take various forms th
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of white blood cell
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage
date created:
2003-01-15T06:32:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:36:43Z
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