Mononuclear Phagocyte System

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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Tree Number(s): A15.382.670

MeSH Unique ID: D012157

Entry Terms:

• Phagocyte System, Mononuclear
• System, Mononuclear Phagocyte
• Reticuloendothelial System
• System, Reticuloendothelial

See Also:

• Histiocytes
• Kupffer Cells
• Macrophages
• Phagocytes

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Anatomy Category
Hemic and Immune Systems
Immune System
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Dendritic Cells
Langerhans Cells
Macrophages
Epithelioid Cells
Foam Cells
Giant Cells, Foreign-Body
Giant Cells, Langhans
Histiocytes
Kupffer Cells
Macrophages, Alveolar
Macrophages, Peritoneal
Tumor-Associated Macrophages
Monocytes
Monocytes, Activated Killer