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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)
Video of phagocytosis of [[Candida spp.|''Candida albicans'']]: [http://www.cellsalive.com/qtmovs/mac_mov.htm]
Video of phagocytosis [http://www.cellsalive.com/qtmovs/mac_mov.htm] of [[Candida spp.|''Candida albicans'']]
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]