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Descriptor English:   Mononuclear Phagocyte System 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sistema Mononuclear Fagocítico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sistema Fagocitário Mononuclear 
Synonyms English:   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'S 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:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery ultrastructure
ultrasonography virology
Record Number:   12575 
Unique Identifier:   D012157 

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