a: macrophage ~
b: Minotaur
What:
"The spleen is like the maze into which the Cretan king Minos sent his prisoners. Inside the maze was a vicious creature (half-man, half-bull) who would kill the trapped prisoners. As far as the trapped red blood cell is concerned, the macrophage is like the Minotaur (and that's no bull!)."
Useful?
Writer: Dr. Jim Faix
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Where:
Date: Feb 23 2014 7:51 PM
# 5047 Critique Analogy