Foundations in Microbiology
Foundations in Microbiology
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780073522609
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Macrophages are phagocytes and act as dynamic scavengers. Monocytes transform into macrophages, once they are released into the bloodstream. This event is marked by increase in size and by enhanced lysosomes and other organelles.

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