macrophage
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Macrophage — A macrophage of a mouse stretching its arms (pseudopodia) to engulf two particles, possibly pathogens. Trypan Blue Exclusion. Latin macrophagocytus … Wikipedia
macrophage — [ makrɔfaʒ ] n. m. et adj. • 1887; de macro et phage ♦ Histol. Grosse cellule dérivant du monocyte du sang, douée du pouvoir d englober et de détruire par phagocytose des corps étrangers volumineux. ⇒ histiocyte. ● macrophage adjectif et nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
macrophage — mac ro*phage, n. A large phagocyte. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macrophage — (n.) 1890, from Mod.L. macrophagus, from MACRO (Cf. macro ) + Gk. phagein to devour (see PHAGOUS (Cf. phagous)) … Etymology dictionary
macrophage — [mak′rō fāj΄] n. [ MACRO + PHAGE] any of various large, phagocytic cells in connective tissue, lymphatic tissue, bone marrow, etc. of vertebrates macrophagic [mak΄rōfaj′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Macrophage — Un macrophage de souris avec deux grands prolongements cytoplasmiques Les macrophages (du grec : « gros mangeur », makros = grand, phagein = manger) sont des cellules infiltrant les tissus, découvertes par Elie Metchnikoff en 1883 … Wikipédia en Français
Macrophage — Makrophagen gehören zu den Fresszellen (Phagozyten) und sind als Leukozyten (weiße Blutkörperchen) Zellen des Immunsystems. Sie dienen der Beseitigung von Mikroorganismen durch Phagozytose und stellen stammesgeschichtlich (phylogenetisch) die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
macrophage — This is a mature form of what is released from the marrow as a monocyte. A macrophage lives long, can digest much detritus, and is able to wear particles of odd food on its outer membrane. This allows T cell and B cell lymphocytes to taste the … Herbal-medical glossary
macrophage — makrofagai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žmogaus ir gyvūnų jungiamojo audinio ląstelės, gebančios pagriebti ir suvirškinti į organizmą patekusius svetimkūnius (pvz., mikroorganizmus, organizmo yrančių audinių daleles).… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor — (glycosylation inhibiting factor) PDB rendering based on 1ca7 … Wikipedia
Macrophage-1 antigen — (or integrin alphaMbeta2) is a complement receptor ( CR3 ) consisting of CD11b and CD18.[1] It binds to C3b and C4b. Contents 1 Function 2 Synonyms and abbreviations 3 … Wikipedia
