Term Name: | splenic tingible body macrophage |
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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. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0000877] |