Ever wondered why we renew our skin and other cells and yet tattoos persist? Okay maybe old news to some of you but it's macrophages which keep the ink visible.
https://rupress.org/jem/article/215/...-explains-both
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Originally Posted by Ya'El Courtney
did you know that the reason tattoos remain visible for so long is bc of MACROPHAGES? I thought it was bc the ink stained long-living fibroblasts, but no! dermal macrophages phagocytose the ink and store it in vacuoles, where it is still visible from the surface.
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