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The first line defense system of the body that tries to remove the harmful agents and the healing process initiate. Inflammation is one of the immune responses of the host body. The body system gets to know that the certain sites are infected or damaged and only then the healing is started.
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Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
Ch. 15 - Phagocytes of the epidermis are called _________....Ch. 15 - Prob. 2MCCh. 15 - Prob. 3MCCh. 15 - Prob. 4MCCh. 15 - Prob. 5MCCh. 15 - Prob. 6MCCh. 15 - Interferons ________. a. do not protect the cell...Ch. 15 - Prob. 8MCCh. 15 - Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act to ________. a....Ch. 15 - Prob. 10MC
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