Term: caudal vein macrophage apoptotic process
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Name: caudal vein
Synonyms: CV
Definition: Vein in the tail returning blood from the trunk and tail to the heart, leads directly into the posterior cardinal vein in the posterior trunk.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000180]
Name: macrophage apoptotic process
Synonyms: activation-induced cell death, macrophage apoptosis
Definition: Any apoptotic process in a macrophage, a mononuclear phagocyte present in a variety of tissues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0071888]    QuickGO    AmiGO