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9.3.1 Role of Monocytes in Third Line of Defence
Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood for one to three days and ultimately they leave the blood and come into the intercellular space of tissues. Macrophages: In the tissues, monocytes swell and attain a larger size
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9.3.1 Role of Monocytes in Third Line of Defence
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Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood for one to three days and ultimately they leave the blood and come into the intercellular space of tissues. Macrophages: In the tissues, monocytes swell and attain a larger size
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Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood for one to three days and ultimately they leave the blood and come into the intercellular space of tissues. Macrophages: In the tissues, monocytes swell and attain a larger size
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- Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood fo
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Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood fo
Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood for one to three days and ultimately they
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- Monocytes: Monocytes are a kind of WBCs, which are produced by lymphoid tissues. The monocytes circulate in blood for one to three days and ultimately they
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