Alveolar tissue macrophage with short filopodia, scanning electron micrograph (SEM). A tissue macrophage is a large, mature phagocyte that can ingest

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Alveolar tissue macrophage with short filopodia, scanning electron micrograph (SEM). A tissue macrophage is a large, mature phagocyte that can ingest and destroy invading microbes, foreign particles, cancerous or diseased cells and cellular debris. Alveolar (lung pleural cavity) macrophages are part of the reticuloendothelial system. Magnification: x800 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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