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 - Visualize It! - Page 470: 1a

Answer

Chemotaxis of phagocyte to microbes.

Work Step by Step

Chemicals that attract phagocytic leukocytes include microbial components and secretions, components of damaged tissues, white blood cells, and chemotactic factors. In the case of phagocytes, positive chemotaxis involves the use of pseudopods to crawl toward microorganisms at the site of an infection.
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