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which cells digest cholesterol?
monocyte
lymphocyte
neutrophil
macrophage
Macrophages are phagocytic cells. They can engulf and digest cholesterol - laden particles. Monocytes can differentiate into macrophages but in their undifferentiated state do not have the full - fledged function of cholesterol digestion. Lymphocytes are mainly involved in immune responses like antibody production (B - lymphocytes) or cell - mediated immunity (T - lymphocytes). Neutrophils are the most abundant type of white blood cells and are mainly involved in the innate immune response against bacteria and other pathogens, not in cholesterol digestion.
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