engulfing bacteria
Some white blood cells are phagocytes. The word means "cell that eats".
Kupffer cells are phagocytes located in the liver. They help clear debris, pathogens, and aged blood cells from the bloodstream, contributing to the liver's overall function in immune surveillance and detoxification.
Microglia function as phagocytes.
Yes, phagocytes are also known as white blood cells.
Phagocytes are the white blood cells that protect the body by ingesting (phagocytosing) harmful foreign particles, bacteria and dead or dying cells
White blood cells, specifically phagocytes, are responsible for destroying dead and damaged cells in the blood. Phagocytes engulf and digest these cells to clean up and maintain the health of the blood.
The main function of white blood cells (also commonly referred to as leucocytes) is to defend against foreign invading pathogens that may enter the body. They do this as they are phagocytes, in that they engulf pathogens and destroy them. Therefore, the function of a white blood cell is to defend the body against infection.
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Phagocytes
Serve as wandering phagocytes during brain injury
White Blood Cells.
Lymphocytes and Phagocytes