It's job is to filter
the blood of foreign substances and the 500 billion worn out red blood cells that naturally die every hour.
Not exact matches
Macrophages are types
of white
blood cells that attack
foreign micro-organisms and remove harmful
substances within the body.
These boosters stimulate the regular production
of antibodies — caused by
foreign substances in the body — toxins, bacteria,
foreign blood cells, and the cells
of transplanted organs.
Delivering drugs to the brain is complicated because the three - pound organ is shielded by a complex network
of blood vessels, called the
blood - brain barrier, that keeps out
foreign substances.
When the permeability
of the gut lining has been altered, this allows toxins, bacteria, and
foreign substances like food and antigens to enter the
blood stream, causing something called «leaky gut.»
Macrophages are a type
of white
blood cell whose normal role is to digest cellular debris and
foreign substances.