Difference between revisions of "Phagocytic vacuole"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (flow) |
(The best I can do, by Googling around. I realize that's not a good way to get high quality articles.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A '''phagocytic vacuole''' is a | + | A '''phagocytic vacuole''' is a substructure of a phagocyte, which is a type of cell that is part of the immune system. Phagocytes ingest harmful things (bacteria and viruses) and destroy them with acidic enzymes within the vacuole.<ref>https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100913123820AAZug9V</ref> |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:36, September 13, 2016
A phagocytic vacuole is a substructure of a phagocyte, which is a type of cell that is part of the immune system. Phagocytes ingest harmful things (bacteria and viruses) and destroy them with acidic enzymes within the vacuole.[1]