mononuclear phagocyte system

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Labeled illustration of a macrophage showing its internal organelles and the process of engulfing and digesting bacteria, with bacteria drawn outside and inside the cell as it undergoes phagocytosis.

Antigens, antibodies, and lymphocytes

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Labeled illustration of a macrophage showing its internal organelles and the process of engulfing and digesting bacteria, with bacteria drawn outside and inside the cell as it undergoes phagocytosis.

Macrophage structure

The principal phagocytic (cell-engulfing) components of the immune system are known...

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Antigens, antibodies, and lymphocytes

Antigens, antibodies, and lymphocytes

Phagocytic cells destroy viral and bacterial antigens by eating them, while B cells...

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