Search Results for: kupffer cell
Kupffer cell
Definition noun, plural: Kupffer cells A specialized stellate macrophage cell that is located fixedly within the liver... Read More
Macrophage
Definition noun, plural: macrophages A leukocyte whose main function is to eliminate cellular debris and foreign particles... Read More
Osteoclast
Definition noun, plural: osteoclasts (cytology) A type of bone cell that is large, multinucleated, and associated with bone... Read More
Mononuclear phagocyte system
Definition noun A system of cells located in reticular connective tissue, and are associated primarily with phagocytosis and... Read More
Amoeboid movement
Definition noun A crawling-like type of movement in which the cell forms temporary cytoplasmic projections called... Read More
Langerhans cell
Definition noun, plural: Langerhans cells An antigen-presenting (dendritic) cell characterized by the presence of Birbeck... Read More
Reticuloendothelial system
Definition noun The part of the immune system consisting of the phagocytic cells situated in reticular connective tissue, as... Read More