Phagocytosis is a form of endocytosis where a cell modifies its plasma membrane to engulf and internalize external matter, creating an internal compartment known as the phagosome. The word ...

Pancreatic beta cells (β-cells) reside in a cluster of cells in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans. Pancreatic β cells are the only cells that produce insulin - a hormone that decreases ...

Neutrophils produce “spider webs” that trap invading bacteria and improve macrophages’ ability to phagocytose and kill harmful pathogens. A research team at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...

Laval, October 23, 2009 – Professor Albert Descoteaux's team at Centre INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier has gained a better understanding of how the Leishmania donovani parasite manages to outsmart the ...