Assertion: monocyte | /r/HasProperty | vital
Facets:
value: to the regulation of immune responses
type: PURPOSE
value: to the development of inflammation
type: PURPOSE
value: as secretory cells
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As secretory cells, monocytes and macrophages are vital to the regulation of immune responses and the development of inflammation; they produce a wide array of powerful chemical substances (monokines) including enzymes, complement proteins, and regulatory factors such as interleukin-1.