Macrophages

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Macrophages

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A) Macrophages are derived from monocytes that leave the blood and differentiate into larger cells with an increased ability to engulf and digest pathogens.
B) Macrophages typically have a single, irregular-shaped nucleus.
C) Macrophages have different names depending on where they are located in the body, such as dust cells in the lungs, Kupffer cells in the liver, or microglia in the brain.
D) Macrophages can operate in the early and later stages of an infection, as they play a crucial role in both the innate and adaptive immune responses to pathogens.
Therefore, all of these characteristics apply to macrophages.