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Neutrophils

What are neutrophils? Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell (WBC) and a part of the body’s innate immune system. They protect the body from infection and injury. Neutrophils are the most common type of WBC accounting for between 50% and 80% of all the WBCs in the body. What do neutrophils do? Neutrophils …
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Inflammatory cells

What are inflammatory cells? Inflammatory cells are part of the body’s natural defense response to injury or disease. They are part of the immune system. These cells have many roles in the body such as destroying and eliminating a disease (such as a virus), calling other inflammatory cells to respond to the disease, or helping …
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