White blood cells have the ability to change their shape. Comment on this.

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White blood cells are part of our immune system and circulate in the bloodstream. But whenever required at the site of infection the white blood cells can migrate through the walls of small blood vessels to reach tissues. This can only occur because the white blood cells are able to change shape .

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