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They are used in the first (primary) line of the immune response. These are NOT SPECIALIZED phagocytes, as you can tell, carry out their function via phagocytosis. They engulf bacteria in various ways, but usually just grab the bacteria, engulf it, let it die, and then they die. Helper T and Antibodies mark viruses and bacteria that get past these for destruction. The macrophages recognize the bacteria, and engulf them. Their primary role is to engulf bacteria. They are non-specific.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoA macrophage plays an essential role in the immune system. A macrophage detects and destroys pathogens and alerts the immune system of invaders. Although a macrophages can live for several months, it is able to kill hundreds of bacteria before it dies.
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∙ 15y ago- As white blood cells their job is to eat/consume, or engulf/digest cellular debris and pathogens. Which then stimulates lymphocytes and other immune cells to respond to the pathogen.
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What does macrophage mean?
Macrophage is a type of red blood cell whose job is to fight for the immune system and protect the host.
How do you use macrophage in a sentence?
she had a macrophage in her body
What term means a white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells?
A macrophage is the type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells.
Is macrophage a chromosomes?
A macrophage is a type of white blood cell; it is not a chromosome.
Which is a type of white blood cell protease macrophage placenta or lipase?
macrophage
Is the action of a macrophage an example of endocytosis?
Yes. The action of a macrophage an example of Phagocytosis, which is a part of Endocytosis
The part of a foreign substance that is inserted into a macrophage membrane?
The part of a foreign substance that is insertde into a macrophage membrane?
A large white blood cell that can destroy substances such as cell debris dust pollen and pathogens by the process of phagocytosis?
All of them!
What is the role of cytokine secreted by macrophage?
The cytokines that an activated macrophage secretes attract and activate other cells of the immune system.
Where are macrophage cells made?
in tissues
What is the most abundant agranulocyte?
The macrophage
Which is a mononuclear leukocyte that is phagocyte?
macrophage
