What are the primary differences between neutrophils and macrophages in the cont

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What are the primary differences between neutrophils and macrophages in the context of inflammation? (select two answers Neutrophils are tissue-resident sentinel cells; macrophages are circulating cells recruited to sites Neutrophils only phagocytose microbes; macrophages ingest microbes and apoptotic cells. Macrophages only phagocytose microbes; neutrophils ingest microbes and apoptotic cells Neutrophils rapidly undergo apoptosis in tissue, macrophages do not Macrophages rapidly undergo apoptosis in tissue, neutrophils do not of inflammation.

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b) neutrophils only phagocytose microbes, macrophages ingest microbes and apoptotic cells.

Neutrophils are involved only in "eating" microbial cells - phagocytosis. Macrophages are antigen presenting cells. Neutrophils are the first ones to come into action when there is an infection, while macrophages clean up the mess.

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