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Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Mononuclear Phagocyte System

Terme préférentiel

Mononuclear Phagocyte System  

Type

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Définition

  • Mononuclear cells with pronounced phagocytic ability that are distributed extensively in lymphoid and other organs. It includes MACROPHAGES and their precursors; PHAGOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS; HISTIOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and MICROGLIA. The term mononuclear phagocyte system has replaced the former reticuloendothelial system, which also included less active phagocytic cells such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 2d ed.)

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Synonyme(s)

  • Reticuloendothelial System

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 01/07/2018