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Neutrophil Activation
Neutrophil Activation involves cell interaction and cell signaling mechanisms that recognize or respond to the presence of foreign antigen and that stimulate phagocytosis, degranulation, or generation of reactive oxygen products by neutrophils to destroy invading pathogens or to induce acute inflammatory reactions. (NCI Thesaurus)
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