Wikis > Microbiology and Infection Control > Defence against infection > Immune Response / “Third line of defence” > Cells and molecules of the immune system > Macrophages
Macrophages:
Form in bone marrow as monocytes and widely distributed evolve into macrophages in tissues.
Primary function is phagocytosis
Act as antigen presenting cells (APC’s)
Secrete soluble proteins that activate T cells; T cells release chemical that make macrophages to become ‘activated macrophages’
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