Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 10, Problem 42FB
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The given blank space in the statement, “Macrophages utilize an oxygen-consuming process called the _________ in which reactive oxygen species are generated to kill microorganisms or damaged cells.”

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In animal bodies, neutrophils and macrophages are the scavenger cells that continuously keep searching for damaged cells and microorganisms to dismantle and kill them.

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