Mononuclear Phagocyte System [mononukleární fagocytární systém]

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monocyto-makrofágový systém
mononukleární fagocytový systém
retikulo-endoteliální systém
retikuloendoteliální systém
retikuloendotelový systém

 

Reticuloendothelial System

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Definition

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.)

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