Chemical Cuisine. CSPI ranks the safety of food additivesâfrom acetic acid to yellow prussiate of sodaâin this definitive glossary of the chemicals used to flavor and preserve our foods. ShareThis. Deciding what foods to buy was simpler when most food came from farms.
Phagocytes of humans and other animals are called professional or non-professional, depending on how good they are at phagocytosis. The professional phagocytes are neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and mast cells.
Phagocytosis. Several types of cells in the immune system engulf microorganisms via phagocytosis. 1  Neutrophils. 2  Neutrophils are abundant in the blood, quickly enter tissues, and phagocytize pathogens in acute inflammation. 3  Macrophages. 4  Macrophages are closely related to monocytes in the blood.