Term: microglial cell phagosome maturation
Name: microglial cell
Synonyms: microglia
Definition: A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009077]

Name: phagosome maturation
Synonyms:
Definition: A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the arrangement of constituent parts of a phagosome within a cell. Phagosome maturation begins with endocytosis and formation of the early phagosome and ends with the formation of the hybrid organelle, the phagolysosome.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0090382]    QuickGO    AmiGO