Microbial molecules detected by phagocytes are called
A) TLRs.
B) NODs.
C) PAMPs.
D) leukotrienes.
E) prostaglandins.

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Phagocytes, such as macrophages, detect microbial molecules known as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) through their cell surface pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). These include Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing receptors (NODs), but out of the given choices, only option C refers to PAMPs. Leukotrienes and prostaglandins are lipid mediators involved in inflammation, but they are not specifically related to microbial detection by phagocytes.

Microbial Molecules Detected by Phagocytes Are Called