Concept information
Preferred term
Macrophages, Alveolar
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- Round, granular, mononuclear phagocytes found in the alveoli of the lungs. They ingest small inhaled particles resulting in degradation and presentation of the antigen to immunocompetent cells.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- Alveolar Macrophages
- Macrophage, Pulmonary
- Macrophages, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Macrophage
- Pulmonary Macrophages
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- cytology (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- transplantation (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Cellules à poussières
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Macrophage alvéolaire
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Macrophage pulmonaire
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Macrophages alvéolaires pulmonaires
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Macrophages des alvéoles pulmonaires
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RMQFSFN6-T
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