Concept information
Terme préférentiel
macrophage
Définition
- Macrophages (abbreviated as Mφ, MΦ or MP) (Greek: large eaters, from Greek μακρός (makrós) = large, φαγεῖν (phagein) = to eat) are a type of white blood cell of the immune system that engulfs and digests cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything else that does not have the type of proteins specific to healthy body cells on its surface in a process called phagocytosis. (Wikipedia)
Concept générique
Créateur
- Patricia Fener
Traductions
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français
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-WHX9GV9L-B
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