
Newly discovered lung-only immune cells may have implications for coronavirus.
Our immune system, consisting of proteins, microbes, and specialized immune cells known as white blood cell cells, is crucial for survival. Macrophages are a white blood cell engulfing and destroying any foreign invader, such as viruses or bacteria, it finds in the host in a process known as phagocytosis. Alveolar macrophages (AMs), found primarily in the respiratory tract, are the guards of the airways performing … Continue reading Newly discovered lung-only immune cells may have implications for coronavirus.