stackyFACTSNeutrophils are the incredibly tragic, short-lived shock troops of your biological military. They rush into infected tissues, unleash a toxic burst of antimicrobial chemicals, and promptly die in the ensuing chaos. The resulting buildup of their microscopic corpses is literally what you know as pus.
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