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Descriptor English:   Mononuclear Phagocyte System 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sistema Mononuclear Fagocítico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sistema Fagocitário Mononuclear 
Synonyms English:   Reticuloendothelial System  
Tree Number:   A15.382.812
Definition English:   Mononuclear cells with pronounced phagocytic ability that are distributed extensively in lymphoid and other organs. It includes MACROPHAGES and their precursors; PHAGOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS; HISTIOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and MICROGLIA. The term mononuclear phagocyte system has replaced the former reticuloendothelial system, which also included less active phagocytic cells such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 2d ed.) 
See Related English:   Histiocytes
Kupffer Cells
Macrophages
Phagocytes
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   12575 
Unique Identifier:   D012157 

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