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A phagocyte is a white blood cell involved in the immune response. It removes harmful pathogens from the blood by the process of phagocytosis. | 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 by the process of [[phagocytosis|phagocytosis]]. | ||
There are 3 types of phagocytes: | There are 3 types of phagocytes: | ||
*granulocytes | *granulocytes | ||
*macrophages | *macrophages | ||
*dendritic cells | *dendritic cells | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 1 November 2010
A phagocyte is a white blood cell involved in the immune response. It removes harmful pathogens from the blood by the process of phagocytosis.
There are 3 types of phagocytes:
- granulocytes
- macrophages
- dendritic cells