| Interestingly, serum enhanced the phagocytic ability of acanthamoebae, as measured by bacterial uptake. |
| There are two groups of phagocytic cells, white blood cells polymorphonuclear leukocytes and tissue cells. |
| Beyond this phagocytic action, they do not appear to play any direct part in the reparative process. |
| Again, the function of this mesothelium apart from the germ-cell is essentially excretory and phagocytic. |
| Products of complement activation cause smooth muscle contraction and increased vascular permeability and induce degranulation of phagocytic cells, mast cells, and basophils. |
| In all of these cases, the secondary plastid is enclosed by multiple membranes, the outermost of which is apparently a derivative of the original phagocytic vacuole. |
