| Term: | microglial cell late endosome |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | microglial cell |
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| Synonyms: | microglia |
| Definition: | A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009077] |
| Name: | late endosome |
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| Synonyms: | prevacuolar compartment, PVC |
| Definition: | A prelysosomal endocytic organelle differentiated from early endosomes by lower lumenal pH and different protein composition. Late endosomes are more spherical than early endosomes and are mostly juxtanuclear, being concentrated near the microtubule organizing center. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005770] QuickGO AmiGO |