Mesh term Macrophages
Browse to parent terms:Connective Tissue Cells
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Myeloid Cells
Phagocytes
Description
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.)Browse to child terms:
Epithelioid Cells
Foam Cells
Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Giant Cells, Langhans
Histiocytes
Kupffer Cells
Macrophages, Alveolar
Macrophages, Peritoneal
Monocyte-Macrophage Precursor Cells
Osteoclasts
RAW 264.7 Cells
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