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How humans heal themselves

A look at how the body heals itself. Combining CGI scenes with real life action in the boxing ring, it follows the progress of a boxer's black eye. Featuring ruptured blood cells, platelets and fibrin it covers all of the essential elements of clotting. The wider immune system, and the role of macrophages in the bruise colour change is described.

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Inside the Human Body - Learning Zone

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