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Descriptor
English
:
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Sistema Mononuclear Fagocítico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Sistema Fagocitário Mononuclear
Synonyms
English
:
Phagocyte System, Mononuclear
System, Mononuclear Phagocyte
System, Reticuloendothelial
Reticuloendothelial System
Tree Number:
A15.382.812
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
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
12575
Unique Identifier:
D012157
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