scavenger cell
biology
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- In immune system: Scavenger cells
All higher animals and many lower ones have scavenger cells—primarily leukocytes (white blood cells)—that destroy infectious agents. Most vertebrates, including all birds and mammals, possess two main kinds of scavenger cells. Their importance was first recognized in 1884 by Russian biologist Élie Metchnikoff,…
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