Engulfment of an epithelial cell by a macrophage-like cell (VIDEO)

University of Tokyo

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A large macrophage-like cell traps an epithelial cell by extending filopodia (fingerlike projections) and then engulfs it.

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Tetsuya Kojima, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

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