OBO ID: CL:0000877 |
Term Name: | splenic tingible body macrophage | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | A splenic white pulp macrophage found in and around the germinal centers of the white pulp of the spleen that participates in phagocytosis of apoptotic B cells from the germinal centers. A marker for a cell of this type is Mertk-positive. 19631584 | ||
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Ontology: | Cell Ontology |
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