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Neutrophils are a type of white blood cells and are (like all white blood cells) a part of our immune system and have a primary role in defending us against bacterial infection. They are made in the bone marrow and travel around through the bloodstream.

When an infection occurs, these cells leave the blood vessels and reach the infected tissue to fight the infection i.e to attack the foreign substance. Neutrophils are white blood cells that foreign bodies usually ran into first.
They work by eating the foreign cells. They don’t live long. Some scientists think that is because they damage the host tissues as well, and the reason of their short life is to prevent this from happening.
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