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White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte

Arabidopsis leaf hairs (trichomes)

Vaginicola

White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte - neutrophil

Hairs on a leaf surface

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) stem, SEM

Phagocytic vesicle and lysosomes inside a macrophage

Monocyte and two red blood cells

Macrophage with phagocytic vesicle and lysosomes

Stinging hairs on a nettle leaf

Macrophage showing the nucleus in blue and the microtubules in green.

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Stinging hairs on a nettle leaf

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) stem, SEM

White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte

Macrophage showing the nucleus in blue and the microtubules in green.

White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte - neutrophil