Macrophage/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Immunity [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cell-mediated immunity [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Leukocyte [r]: Colourless cells of the immune system which defend the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials, and grouped into neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes. ^[e]
• Monocyte [r]: Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles (Medical Subject Headings); they are the precursors of non-circulating macrophages ^[e]

Subtopics

• Alveolar macrophage [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Epitheloid cell [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Giant cell [r]: Multinucleated mass formed by the fusion of several distinct cells, usually in response to an infection or foreign body. ^[e]
• Histiocyte [r]: Macrophages found in connective tissue and bone marrow ^[e]
• Kupffer cell [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Osteoclast [r]: A macrophage that has become part of bone, where it is involved in bone resorption ^[e]
• Peritoneal macrophage [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Tissue macrophage [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Chronic inflammatory response [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Complement (immunology) [r]: According the Medical Subject Headings of the National Library of Medicine, the complement system is made up of a series of Serum glycoproteins that are part of the host defense mechanism of complement activation, which creates the "complement membrane attack complex" ^[e]
• Endoplasmic reticulum [r]: "a network of biological membranes inside the cytoplasm of a cell, some of which may have ribosomes attached. " ^[e]
• Immunoglobulin [r]: Proteins produced by lymphocytes, which are primarily antibodies to attack material the body considers hostile, although some may act as cytokines, signaling to other cells ^[e]
• Mannose [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Phagocytosis [r]: That part of immune response in which defensive cells such as neutrophils and macrophages surround and "digest" foreign particles ^[e]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Diabesity [r]: A term referring to the intricate relationship between type 2 diabetes and obesity. ^[e]
• Phagocytosis [r]: That part of immune response in which defensive cells such as neutrophils and macrophages surround and "digest" foreign particles ^[e]