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Innate Immunity Cellular Responses (view source)
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==Introduction==
[[Image:LH Macrophage Histology.jpg|thumb|right|125px|<p>'''Macrophage'''</p><sup>© Nottingham Uni</sup>]]
[[Image:LH Macrophage Histology.jpg|thumb|right|125px|<p>'''Macrophage'''</p><sup>© Nottingham Uni</sup>]]
* If pathogens breach the barriers formed by the skin and mucus membranes, they must be detected and destroyed by cellular and humoral means
* If pathogens breach the barriers formed by the skin and mucus membranes, they must be detected and destroyed by cellular and humoral means
*** '''Eosinophils''': kill parasites by the release of granules
*** '''Eosinophils''': kill parasites by the release of granules
*** '''Basophils/ mast cells''': kill parasites by the release of granules
*** '''Basophils/ mast cells''': kill parasites by the release of granules
** Blood '''[[[[Monocytes|monocytes]]]]''': phagocytose bacteria
** Blood '''[[Monocytes|monocytes]]''': phagocytose bacteria
** Tissue mast cells and '''macrophages''': phagocytose bacteria
** Tissue mast cells and '''macrophages''': phagocytose bacteria
*Effectively, innate cellular response seeks to hold off the infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood|adaptive]] response can back it up with a more specific attack
*Effectively, innate cellular response seeks to hold off the infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood|adaptive]] response can back it up with a more specific attack
===[[Macrophages|Macrophages]]===
===[[Macrophages|Macrophages]]===