OntologyTerm
tissue-resident macrophage

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   May 11th, 2017 at 5:21pm

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definition 
A macrophage constitutively resident in a particular tissue under non-inflammatory conditions, and capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells. (UBERON, EFO)
namespace 
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo
parents 
  1. macrophage
preferred_name 
tissue-resident macrophage
references 
  1. None
slim_terms 
  1. mesoderm
  2. immune system
  3. cell
  4. cell
source_ontologies 
  1. Uberon
  2. Experimental Factor Ontology
synonyms 
  1. fixed macrophage
  2. resting histiocyte
term_id 
CL:0000864
term_name 
tissue-resident macrophage
term_url 
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000864