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Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell engulfs solid material. The molecule is then internalized in a vesicle of plasma membrane ([[ | Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell engulfs solid material. The molecule is then internalized in a vesicle of plasma membrane ([[Phagosome|phagosome]]) which fuses with a [[Lysosome|lysosome]] for destruction. It occurs in the immune system, carried out by phagocytes such as macrophages which are involved in the innate immune response<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10358769</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 18 November 2010
Phagocytosis is the process by which a cell engulfs solid material. The molecule is then internalized in a vesicle of plasma membrane (phagosome) which fuses with a lysosome for destruction. It occurs in the immune system, carried out by phagocytes such as macrophages which are involved in the innate immune response[1].
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