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Phagocytosis

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Definition: The engulfing and degradation of microorganisms; other cells that are dead, dying, or pathogenic; and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES).     
See Also Macrophages
Examples Autophagy; Cytophagocytosis 		Other names Phagocytoses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
RpmA protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Membrane Proteins Phagocytosis. Infect Immun 2000 May;68(5):2493-502
PR 26  0   *Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Neutrophils Phagocytosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 Jan;40(1):115-21
phagocytosis-inhibitory factor  0   *Blood Proteins *Membrane Proteins Phagocytosis. J Immunol 1994 Aug 15;153(4):1724-35
dysopsonins  0   *Opsonin Proteins Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Bacterial Toxins Phagocytosis/drug effects. Methods Enzymol 1986;132:281
phagocytosis-stimulating factor  0   *Blood Proteins Phagocytosis. Infect Immun 1985;50(2):500
complement 1q receptor  0   *Membrane Glycoproteins *Receptors, Complement Complement Activating Enzymes Phagocytosis Complement C1q Molecular Chaperones. J Biol Chem 1981;256(21):10924
rigin  77727-17-4 L-Arginine, N2-(1-(N2-glycyl-L-glutaminyl)-L-prolyl)  *Oligopeptides Phagocytosis/drug effects. Int J Pept Protein Res 1981;17(4):430
phagocytosis receptor  0   *Receptors, Immunologic Phagocytosis. Nature 1981;289(5796):409

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