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Immune System
Vocabulary
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Endothelial Cells, | Endothelial cells are the inside cellular lining of a tissue. |
Endothelium, | The thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels,[1] forming an interface between circulating blood and lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. |
Chemokine, | One of a large group of proteins that act as chemical messengers and were first found attracting white blood cells to areas of inflammation. |
Macrophage, | A type of white blood cell that ingests foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders of the body, such as infectious microorganisms. |
Monocyte, | A white blood cell that has a single nucleus and can take in (ingest) foreign material. |
Neutrophil, | A type of white blood cell, a granulocyte that is filled with microscopic granules, little sacs containing enzymes that digest microorganisms. |