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subsystems is the process we call inflammation.
VetBooks.ir antimicrobial molecules converge on sites of microbial invasion and
Inflammation is a process whereby defensive cells and

tissue damage. These defensive cells are the white blood cells

(leukocytes) that circulate constantly in the bloodstream.
Inflammation triggers their emigration from the bloodstream into
tissues where they attack and destroy invaders. Likewise, many
protective proteins, such as antibodies and complement

components, are normally found only in blood and only enter
tissues during inflammation. These defensive cells and
antimicrobial proteins together destroy the invaders and repair any
subsequent tissue damage (Fig. 2.1).

FIG. 2.1 An overview of the essential features of acute
inflammation, an innate mechanism for focusing cells and other
defensive molecules at sites of microbial invasion. Inflammation is

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