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interdigitating cells — Cells found particularly in thymus dependent regions of lymph nodes; they have dendritic morphology and accessory cell function … Dictionary of molecular biology
antigen-presenting cells — cells that take part in antigen presentation (see under presentation); a group of dendritic cells that arise in the bone marrow and migrate to other body sites. They process antigens and put them on their surfaces to react with lymphocytes and… … Medical dictionary
interdigitating dendritic cell — Special dendritic cells in the lymph nodes that function as potent antigen presenting cells and develop from Langerhans cells … Dictionary of microbiology
dendritic cells — 1. a heterogeneous group of nonphagocytic lymph node constituents comprising 2. follicular dendritic cells of the germinal centers, interdigitating cells of the deep cortex, and veil cells of the afferent lymphatic vessels and lymphatic sinuses;… … Medical dictionary
Macrophage — A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders such as infectious microorganisms. Blood monocytes migrate into the tissues of the body and there differentiate … Medical dictionary
podocytes — Cells of the visceral epithelium that closely invest the network of glomerular capillaries in the kidney. Most of the cell body is not in contact with the basal lamina, but is separated from it by trabeculae that branch to give rise to club… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Malignant histiocytosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 C96.1 ICD 9 202.3 … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
cluster of differentiation — Cell membrane molecules that are used to classify leukocytes into subsets. CD molecules are classified by monoclonal antibodies. There are four general types: type I transmembrane proteins have their COOH termini in the cytoplasm and their NH2… … Medical dictionary
photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such … Universalium
