Liver macrophage cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a liver macrophage, also known as a Kupffer cell. Macrophages are a type of larg

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Liver macrophage cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a liver macrophage, also known as a Kupffer cell. Macrophages are a type of large white blood cell that recognise foreign particles and old blood cells and phagocytose (engulf and digest) them. Magnification: x4000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © THOMAS DEERINCK, NCMIR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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