The process of Phagocytosis involves taking the particulate matter into a cell. Different types of cells can phagocytose at times, however, there are specialized phagocytic cells in the body of mammals namely the large macrophages and the smaller polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Innate immunity: An overview
Innate immunity can be defined as the non-specific immune defences that come in play in case of body invasion by an infectious agent.