Phagocytosis of A.clavatus conidia by Alveolar Macrophages 'in vivo'
Left=A section of murine lung showing a phagocytosed conidium in an alveolus

A-alveolus,AVM-alveolar macrophage,C-capillary,CoN-conidium,
L-capillary lumen,RBC-red blood corpuscle


Right=Part of a macrophage containing a phagosome enclosing a conidium

CON=conidium,CCW-conidial cell wall,Ly-lysosome,Nu-alveolar macrophage
nucleus,Nuc-conidial nucleus,PV-phagosome membrane

 

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