1. Now his work has shown that phagocytes actually help cells die. 2. Mechnikov proposed that phagocytes were a primary defense against invading organisms. 3. The spleen is the largest unit of the mononuclear phagocyte system. 4. These negatively charged phospholipids are recognized by phagocytes such as macrophages. 5. The resulting waste material is discharged from the phagocyte by exocytosis. 6. It is readily absorbed, and diffuses into most tissues and phagocytes . 7. Neutrophils are phagocytes , capable of ingesting microorganisms or particles. 8. These chemicals may come from bacteria or from other phagocytes already present. 9. Teicoplanin is much better at penetrating into leucocytes and phagocytes than vancomycin. 10. As a result, bacteria may thrive within the phagocyte .