Anatomy

Macrophages

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.)

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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.)

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  • Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages
  • Macrophage
  • Macrophages, Monocyte-Derived
  • Monocyte-Derived Macrophages
  • Bone Marrow Derived Macrophages
  • Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophage
  • Macrophage, Bone Marrow-Derived
  • Macrophage, Monocyte-Derived
  • Macrophages, Bone Marrow-Derived
  • Macrophages, Monocyte Derived
  • Monocyte Derived Macrophages
  • Monocyte-Derived Macrophage

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. A11w.329w.372w
  2. A11w.627.482w
  3. A11w.733w.397w
  4. A15.382w.670.522w
  5. A15.382w.680w.397w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Macrophages. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008264
  2. Macrophages. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage
  3. Macrophages. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184204