BIO 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Neutrophil, Low-Density Lipoprotein, Agranulocyte
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Release chemicals (few granules) to call eosinophils and neutrophils to help engulf foreign. Ldl (high cholesterol) in blood, monocytes will eat ldl, and embeds itself in blood vessel. Swells in blood vessel; converts into foam cell (3x bigger than monocyte should be) Can give you an indication of what is wrong in the system. Fabp - fatty acid binding protein for breaking down of fat. Major contributors to osmotic pressure (pressure inside of tissues that pulls water in; albumins attract to water into blood, out of tissue) Transport hormones - steroid hormones, fat products. Antibodies are flags that are attached to foreign invader to tell phagocytes to attackto a foreign invader. Activated when trauma, injury, lacerations to form cut. Stick like protein, form haystack for clot, platelets attracted to clot to finish clot. If the clotting proteins are removed; it"s not plasma its serum. Serum is plasma portion without all the clotting proteins.
