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* '''Opsonins''' promote and accelerate phagocytosis
* '''Opsonins''' promote and accelerate phagocytosis
* Phagocytic cells target pathogens by using cell membrane receptors (PRRs) that recognise intrinsically foreign components of microorganisms (pathogen-associated molecular patterns; PAMPs)
* Phagocytic cells target pathogens by using cell membrane receptors (PRRs) that recognise intrinsically foreign components of microorganisms (pathogen-associated molecular patterns; PAMPs)
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Video of phagocytosis [http://www.cellsalive.com/qtmovs/mac_mov.htm] of [[Candida spp.|''Candida albicans'']]
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==Links==
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[http://www.cellsalive.com/qtmovs/mac_mov.htm Video of phagocytosis] of [[Candida spp.|''Candida albicans'']]
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{{Jim Bee 2007}}
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]