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neutrophils
phagocytize and kill bacteria, mediate inflammation
eosinophils
release chemicals that kill parasites, participate in allergic responses
macrophages
phagocytize microbes, mediate inflammation, APC present antigens on MHC II to T cells
Dendritic cells
phagocytize microbes, APC present antigens on MHC II to T cells, commonly found in lymph nodes
natural killer cells
attack cancerous and virus-infected cells, part of specific immunity
monocytes
travel through the blood to tissues where they differentiate into macrophages or dendritic cells
mast cells
secrete histamine in inflammatory response, participate in allergic responses
basophils
an immune cell that has granules that secrete anti-clotting factors (heparin) and histamines
