Macrophages are specialized leukocytes that respond to invading pathogens by initiating phagocytosis and synthesizing and releasing pro-inflammatory cytokines.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Linus Pauling Institute
  Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute

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• Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute lpi.oregonstate.edu Linus Pauling Institute via serper

Referenced by nodes (5)

• macrophages concept
• pathogen concept
• pro-inflammatory cytokine concept
• phagocytosis concept
• leukocyte concept