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Descriptor
English
:
Macrophages
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Macrófagos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Macrófagos
Synonyms
English
:
Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages
Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
Tree Number:
A11.329.372
A11.627.482
A11.733.397
A15.382.680.397
A15.382.812.522
Definition
English
:
The relatively long-lived phagocytic cell of mammalian
tissues
that are derived from
blood
MONOCYTES
. Main types are PERITONEAL
MACROPHAGES
; ALVEOLAR
MACROPHAGES
;
HISTIOCYTES
;
KUPFFER CELLS
of the
liver
; and
OSTEOCLASTS
. They may further differentiate within chronic inflammatory lesions to
EPITHELIOID CELLS
or may fuse to form FOREIGN BODY
GIANT CELLS
or LANGHANS
GIANT CELLS
. (from The
Dictionary
of
Cell Biology
, Lackie and Dow, 3rd ed.)
See Related
English
:
Phagocytosis
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8436
Unique Identifier:
D008264
Occurrence in VHL
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