Macrophages are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris and foreign substances, which do not have prote
Gram stain of a macrophage with ingested S. epidermidis bacteria, seen as purple granules within its cytoplasm.
A macrophage stretching its "arms" (filopodia) to engulf two particles, possibly pathogens, in a mouse (trypan blue exclusion staining).
White blood cells, also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign entities. White blood ce
Macrophage
…Macrophages (; abbreviated Mφ, MΦ or MP) are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris and foreign substances, which do not have…