Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 15 - Innate Immunity - Questions For Review - Modified True/False - Page 470: 15

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

NETs are webs produced by neutrophils to trap microbes. As nuclear envelopes break down, DNA and histones are released into the cytosol, and the resulting mixing of nuclear components and cytoplasm proteins forms NET fibers.
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