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<p>091095688: </p> <hr /> <div>A phagocyte is a [[White blood cell|white blood cell involved]] in the [[Immune response|immune response]]. It removes harmful [[Pathogens|pathogens]] from the [[Blood|blood]] by the process of [[Phagocytosis|phagocytosis]]. <br /> <br /> There are&amp;nbsp;different types of phagocytes, including: <br /> <br /> *[[Granulocytes|granulocytes]] <br /> *[[Macrophages|macrophages]]<br /> <br /> Granulocytes are white blood cells containing digestive enzymes,&amp;nbsp;which&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;stored in granules. They form part of the innate immune response. There are&amp;nbsp;three types of granulocyte:<br /> <br /> *Neutrophils<br /> *Eosinophils<br /> *Basophils</div>

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