Process of Phagocytosis
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- Created on: 29-12-12 17:45
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- Phagocytosis
- Attraction - Phagocytes are attracted to pathogen by chemicals
- Phagocytes attach to pathogens
- Bacteria engulfed by phagocyte into a phagosome
- Lysosome containing hydrolytic enzymes fuse to phagosome
- Pathogen digested by enzymes
- Indigestible material released via exocytosis
- Phagocyte becomes an ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL for that antigen.
- Indigestible material released via exocytosis
- Pathogen digested by enzymes
- Lysosome containing hydrolytic enzymes fuse to phagosome
- Bacteria engulfed by phagocyte into a phagosome
- Phagocytes attach to pathogens
- Attraction - Phagocytes are attracted to pathogen by chemicals
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