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  • Phagocytosis: Understanding Cell Eating and its Role in Immunity
    The process often thought of as "cell eating" is called phagocytosis.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Phagocytosis is a type of endocytosis where a cell engulfs large particles, such as bacteria, viruses, or cellular debris, by surrounding them with its plasma membrane and internalizing them within a membrane-bound vesicle called a phagosome.

    * Endocytosis is a general term for the process of a cell taking in material from its surroundings by engulfing it in a membrane-bound vesicle.

    * Exocytosis is the opposite process, where a cell releases material from inside itself by fusing a vesicle with its plasma membrane.

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