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Macrophages: more than just big eaters.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2013 (Volume) 25 (Number) 4
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Biology
Page 2 - 6
Authors Little, Matthew
Else, Kathryn
Contents

Macrophages are white blood cells that play a part in the immune response. They engulf and digest bacteria and foreign particles - we have know this for a long time, but we know that they are involved in much, much more .....

Keywords
Antigens     Inflammation     Macrophage     Phagocytosis     Tissue homeostasis