| Term: | retina macrophage activation |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | retina |
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| Synonyms: | retinas |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152] |
| Name: | macrophage activation |
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| Synonyms: | macrophage polarization |
| Definition: | A change in morphology and behavior of a macrophage resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042116] QuickGO AmiGO |