In immunology, the mononuclear phagocyte system or mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) also known as the reticuloendothelial system or macrophage system... 5 KB (466 words) - 08:23, 11 January 2024 |
Phagocytosis (redirect from Phagocytic) one type of endocytosis. A cell that performs phagocytosis is called a phagocyte. In a multicellular organism's immune system, phagocytosis is a major... 21 KB (2,444 words) - 21:19, 2 January 2024 |
Monocyte (redirect from Mononuclear phagocyte) cytotoxicity. Vacuolization may be present in a cell that has recently phagocytized foreign matter. Monocytes can migrate into tissues and replenish resident... 30 KB (3,161 words) - 12:20, 26 April 2024 |
system" (abbreviated RES), often associated nowadays with the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS), was employed by the beginning of the 20th century to denote... 8 KB (952 words) - 20:40, 18 April 2024 |
receptors (PRRs) of phagocytes, which mediates neutrophil mediation or macrophage phagocytosis. As well as endocytic PRRs, phagocytes furthermore express... 4 KB (425 words) - 00:08, 15 January 2024 |
extracellular proteins that, when bound to substances or cells, induce phagocytes to phagocytose the substances or cells with the opsonins bound. Thus,... 13 KB (1,529 words) - 16:21, 14 March 2024 |
Phagosome (redirect from Phagocytic vacuole) a vesicle formed around a particle engulfed by a phagocyte via phagocytosis. Professional phagocytes include macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells... 28 KB (3,339 words) - 01:55, 19 August 2023 |
Macrophage (category Phagocytes) macrophages, microglia, and others), but all are part of the mononuclear phagocyte system. Besides phagocytosis, they play a critical role in nonspecific... 93 KB (10,188 words) - 15:22, 23 April 2024 |