What is the role of opsonins?
a. They attract phagocytes to the location of infection.
b. They create "handles" that make it easier for the pseudopods of phagocytes to attach to the microbe invader.
c. They aid in the formation of the phagolysosome.
d. They are present on the surface of phagocytes.
Ans: b. They create "handles" that make it easier for the pseudopods of phagocytes to attach to the microbe invader.
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