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Descriptor
English
:
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Descriptor
Spanish
:
sistema mononuclear fagocítico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Sistema Fagocitário Mononuclear
Synonyms
English
:
Phagocyte System, Mononuclear
Reticuloendothelial System
System, Mononuclear Phagocyte
System, Reticuloendothelial
Tree Number:
A15.382.670
Definition
English
:
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.)
See Related
English
:
Histiocytes
Kupffer Cells
Macrophages
Phagocytes
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
12575
Unique Identifier:
D012157
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