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alveolar macrophage
- Term ID
- CL:0000583
- Synonyms
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- dust cell
- MF.Lu
- Definition
- A tissue-resident macrophage found in the alveoli of the lungs. Ingests small inhaled particles resulting in degradation and presentation of the antigen to immunocompetent cells. Markers include F4/80-positive, CD11b-/low, CD11c-positive, CD68-positive, sialoadhesin-positive, dectin-1-positive, MR-positive, CX3CR1-negative. A11.329.372.600
- References
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- BTO:0000802
- CALOHA:TS-0030
- FMA:83023
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- is a type of
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- capable_of
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- has_low_plasma_membrane_amount
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- has_plasma_membrane_part
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part
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- located_in
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