| Term: | microglial cell phagolysosome |
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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: | phagolysosome |
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| Synonyms: | late phagocytic vesicle, late phagosome, postlysosome |
| Definition: | A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle formed by maturation of an early phagosome following the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis; during maturation, phagosomes acquire markers of late endosomes and lysosomes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032010] QuickGO AmiGO |