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LE cell
LE cells are formed when the [[neutrophils]] or [[macrophages]] engulf the [[nucleus]] of another cell. The nucleus is often from a damaged or apo ...atient's blood with normal human serum. If LE cells are present, they will engulf the nuclei of the normal cells, forming characteristic LE cells.

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Nonspecific immune cell
[[Macrophages]] are large white blood cells that engulf and digest pathogens, dead cells, and other debris in the body. They are es ...lls in the body and are known for their rapid response to infections. They engulf and destroy bacteria and other pathogens through a process called phagocyto

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Reticuloendothelial cells
...ells are primarily involved in the process of [[phagocytosis]], where they engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells. ...''': These are found in various tissues and are known for their ability to engulf and digest cellular debris and pathogens.

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Gymnophryidae
...yidae family is characterized by their amoeboid movement, allowing them to engulf food particles and interact with their environment in a distinctive manner. ...gocytosis, where the Gymnophryidae extends its pseudopodia to encircle and engulf its prey, forming a food vacuole where the ingested material is broken down

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Cytosis
- '''Phagocytosis''' is the process by which cells engulf solid particles, such as bacteria or cellular debris. It is commonly perfor ...': Phagocytosis is a crucial defense mechanism employed by immune cells to engulf and destroy pathogens, thereby protecting the body from infections.

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Mononuclear phagocytes
...leus and are primarily involved in the process of phagocytosis, where they engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells. * '''Macrophages:''' Found in tissues throughout the body, where they engulf and digest pathogens, dead cells, and debris. They also play a role in tiss

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Élie
...n immunology. His work on phagocytosis, the process by which certain cells engulf bacteria, other small cells, and particles, earned him the [[Nobel Prize in ...observed phagocytosis in starfish larvae, noting that certain cells would engulf foreign particles. This observation laid the groundwork for his later resea

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Élie Metchnikoff
...gocytosis]], a process by which certain living cells called [[phagocytes]] engulf or ingest other cells or particles. This discovery earned him the [[Nobel P ...arfish. He noticed that certain cells in the larvae would move towards and engulf foreign objects such as thorns. He hypothesized that a similar mechanism mi

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Schizopyrenida
...ic. These organisms feed on bacteria and other small particles, which they engulf and digest using their pseudopods.

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Phosphatidylserine
...mbrane]] to the cell surface. This acts as a signal for [[macrophages]] to engulf the cells.

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Macrophages
'''Macrophages''' are a type of [[white blood cell]] that engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and

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MSR1
...iruses]], and other [[pathogen]]s. This binding triggers the macrophage to engulf and destroy the foreign substance, a process known as [[phagocytosis]].

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Alveolar macrophages
...They achieve this through a process known as [[phagocytosis]], where they engulf and digest the foreign material. This process is essential for maintaining

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Alveolar macrophage
...They achieve this through a process known as [[phagocytosis]], where they engulf and digest the foreign material. This includes bacteria, viruses, dust part

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Phagocytic
...of phagocytic cells, are key components of the innate immune system. They engulf and destroy pathogens, and also present antigens to T cells, initiating the

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Carnivorous protist
...are distinguished from other heterotrophs by their method of feeding: they engulf their prey whole, a process known as [[phagocytosis]].

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Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
...They are the first cells to arrive at the site of an infection, where they engulf and destroy the bacteria through a process called [[phagocytosis]]. PMNs al

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Dermal macrophage
...l macrophages are known for their ability to [[phagocytosis|phagocytose]] (engulf and destroy) foreign substances, including [[bacteria]], [[virus|viruses]],

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Opsonin
...[[white blood cells]]. This process enhances the ability of phagocytes to engulf the marked antigens, a process known as opsonization.

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Mesangial
* '''Phagocytosis:''' They can engulf and digest unwanted substances, a process known as [[phagocytosis]]. This h

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