Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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During phagocytosis, macrophages engulf and digest foreign particles. Since such particles are often very large, the macrophage need to deform to accommodate them. Here, we explain how macrophages deform to achieve their goal.

This video was created by Margaux Caumont, a student in the Cell Physics Master at the University of Strasbourg, France. cellphysics-master.com