Mononuclear Phagocyte System
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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.)
| Descriptor ID |
D012157
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A15.382.812
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| Concept/Terms |
Mononuclear Phagocyte System- Mononuclear Phagocyte System
- Phagocyte System, Mononuclear
- System, Mononuclear Phagocyte
- Reticuloendothelial System
- System, Reticuloendothelial
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