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Chapter 15, Problem 13CT
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Whether pus is from an early or late stage of infection if it contains a large number of macrophages.
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Monocytes are the large agranulocytes with somewhat lobed nuclei. By the process of diapedesis, monocytes leave blood and mature into cells known as macrophages. Macrophages are phagocytic cells and they phagocytose foreign substances entering body.
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The way through which it can be explained that sample of pus is from late stage of infection.
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In the present scenario, Person M observed a sample of pus from pimple and she noticed a large number of macrophages in the sample. It can be concluded that the sample is from late stage of infection.
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Microbiology With Diseases.. -Masteringmic.
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
Ch. 15 - Prob. 1TFCh. 15 - Prob. 2TFCh. 15 - Prob. 3TFCh. 15 - Prob. 4TFCh. 15 - Prob. 5TFCh. 15 - Prob. 6TFCh. 15 - Prob. 7TFCh. 15 - Prob. 8TFCh. 15 - Prob. 9TFCh. 15 - Prob. 10TFCh. 15 - Prob. 11TFCh. 15 - Prob. 12TFCh. 15 - Prob. 13TFCh. 15 - Prob. 14TFCh. 15 - Prob. 15TFCh. 15 - In the blank beside each cell, chemical, or...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2MCh. 15 - Label the steps of phagocytosis.Ch. 15 - Prob. 2VICh. 15 - Prob. 1SACh. 15 - How does a phagocyte know it is in contact with a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3SACh. 15 - Prob. 4SACh. 15 - Prob. 5SACh. 15 - Prob. 6SACh. 15 - Prob. 1CTCh. 15 - What might happen to someone whose body did not...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3CTCh. 15 - Prob. 4CTCh. 15 - There are two kinds of agranulocytes in the...Ch. 15 - A patient has a genetic disorder that prevents him...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7CTCh. 15 - Prob. 8CTCh. 15 - Prob. 9CTCh. 15 - Prob. 10CTCh. 15 - Prob. 11CTCh. 15 - A patient has a genetic disorder that makes it...Ch. 15 - Prob. 13CTCh. 15 - Prob. 14CTCh. 15 - Prob. 1CMCh. 15 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 15 - Prob. 2TMWCh. 15 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 15 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 15 - Prob. 2CCS
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