Term: | kidney macrophage |
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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: | kidney |
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Synonyms: | mesonephros |
Definition: | Cavitated compound organ located in the pleuroperitoneal cavity where hematopoiesis and filtering of blood occur. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000529] |
Name: | macrophage |
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Synonyms: | histiocyte |
Definition: | A mononuclear phagocyte present in variety of tissues, typically differentiated from monocytes, capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009141] |