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&nbsp;A phagocyte is the general term for a professional phagocytic cell which is a cell such as a macrophage or neutrophil that is specialised to take up particles and microorganisms by <ref name="phagocytosis">Hartl et al (2012) Genetics: Anaylysis of Genes and Genomes, 8th edition.</ref>&nbsp;.They protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles.
&nbsp;A phagocyte is the general term for a professional phagocytic cell which is a cell such as a macrophage or neutrophil that is specialised to take up particles and microorganisms by phagocytosis<ref>Hartl, D. &amp; Ruvolo, M. (2011) Genetics: Analysis of genes and genomes, 8th edition, United States: Jones and Bartlett Publishers</ref>.They protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles.  
 
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Revision as of 16:12, 24 November 2014

 A phagocyte is the general term for a professional phagocytic cell which is a cell such as a macrophage or neutrophil that is specialised to take up particles and microorganisms by phagocytosis[1].They protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles.

References

  1. Hartl, D. & Ruvolo, M. (2011) Genetics: Analysis of genes and genomes, 8th edition, United States: Jones and Bartlett Publishers