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action of some antibodies that renders bacteria and other foreign cells more susceptible to phagocytosis; also called immune adherence
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Alteration of a particle (pathogen) with antibody or complement that facilitates their uptake through receptors on a phagocytic cell(Lecture: Acquired Immunity, 2/14/02)
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An immune response in which the binding of antibodies to the surface of a microbe facilitates phagocytosis of the microbe by a macrophage.
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Process whereby Fc fragments of antibody facilitate phagocytosis of bacteria by blood phagocytes.
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