in reviewing the functional capacity of the phagocytes it is convenient to consider four interrelated phases : 1 ) the vascular phase characterized by amrgination , adherence and diapedesis of the cells , 2 ) the chemotaxis of the directed movement of the cells to site of microbial invasion , 3 ) the phagocytosis or ingestion of microorganisms , and 4 ) the cellular factors involved in the killing and decomposition of the microorganisms .
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phagocytosis
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cellular