Macrophages and other phagocytes are found in the following locations in the body:
| Main location |
Types of phagocytes |
| Skin * |
macrophages, resident Langerhans cells, dendritic cells, mast cells |
| Gut and intestinal Peyer's patches * |
macrophages |
| Lungs * |
macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, dendritic cells |
| Blood |
neutrophils, monocytes |
| Bone marrow |
macrophages, monocytes, sinusoidal cells, lining cells |
| Connective tissue |
macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells, histiocytes |
| Lymphoid tissue |
macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells |
| Spleen |
macrophages, monocytes, sinusoidal cells |
| Thymus |
macrophages, monocytes |
* These locations offer the best sites for GcMAF administration. The
skin by subcutaneous (SC) or intramuscular (IM) injection, the
gut by oral administration and the
lungs by inhalation using a nebulizer (such as Omron NE-U22V Portable Nebulizer).
