Heterogeneity in Phagocytic and Microbicidal Activities Among Phagocytes Collected from Various Sites in Chicks.

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Diversity in Phagocytic and microbicidal activities was investigated in heterophils and macrophages collected from various sites in chicks. The activities varied in the two kinds of phagocytes. In the macrophage lineage, alveolar macrophages showed significantly lower levels of activities than the other cells investigated (abdominal macrophages and monocytes). The results indicate that the maturity of the cells of macrophage lineage in chicks does not relate to the levels of phagocytic and microbicidal activities. This is emphasized by the relatively higher phagocytic activity found in monocytes of chicks. In heterophils, abdominal cells showed significantly higher phago-cytic and microbicidal activity than peripheral blood cells. The factors responsible for the difference in activities in phagocytes of chicks are discussed.
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