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macrophage

[′mak·rə‚fāj]

(histology)

A large phagocyte of the reticuloendothelial system. Also known as a histiocyte.

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After an initial acute inflammatory step, suture threads were progressively outlined by connective tissue and colonized by macrophagic cells.

A Role for CD154, the CD40 Ligand, in Granulomatous Inflammation

Macrophagic myofasciitis: characterization and pathophysiology.

Sindrome autoinmune/autoinflamatorio inducido por adyuvantes (ASIA)

(A) Scanning magnification showing necrosis of the epidermis, occluded vessels in the superficial and mid dermis, a mainly perineural and periadnexal macrophagic infiltrate and a large infiltrated vessel in the subcutaneous fat (hematoxylin and eosin, 20X); (B) Necrosis of the epidermis, haemorrhages and occluded vessels in the superficial and mid dermis, without vasculitis (hematoxylin and eosin, 100X); (C) Small vessel of the superficial dermis occluded by a thrombus and without vasculitic changes (hematoxylin and eosin, 200X); (D) A large subcutaneous vein shows a macrophagic infiltrate in the wall (hematoxylin and eosin, 100X).

Lucio Leprosy with Lucio's phenomenon, digital gangrene and anticardiolipin antibodies

Cherin et al., "Macrophagic myofasciitis: an emerging entity," The Lancet, vol.

Aluminum-induced entropy in biological systems: Implications for neurological disease

Macrophagic myofasciitis was first reported by Gherardi et al in 1998.

Vocal fold deposits in macrophagic myofasciitis

Aluminium phagocytosis in quadriceps muscle following vaccination in children: relationship to macrophagic myofasciitis.

El timerosal y las enfermedades del neurodesarrollo infantil

Histopathologic examination of tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (3) showed a severe, diffuse, macrophagic bacterial peritonitis.

Pseudomonas putida infections of the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)

Four true isoenzymes of ACP, namely, lysosomal, prostatic, macrophagic, and erythrocytic, have been identified on the basis of their origin and genetic encoding.

Improved method for measuring tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity in serum

TGFbeta3 (with probable antifibrotic effects) was positive in all oral specimens in macrophages either intense or mild positivity, while less than half of the cutaneous fragments showed macrophagic positivity.

Variation in Expression of Inflammation-Related Signaling Molecules with Profibrotic and Antifibrotic Effects in Cutaneous and Oral Mucosa Scars

Cytologic examination of the aspirates from the mass showed macrophagic inflammation with abundant beaded rod-shaped bacteria, and degenerating epithelial cells.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the skull of an orange-winged amazon parrot (amazona amazonica)

Choi et al., "Opposing functions of microglial and macrophagic TNFR2 in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis," Cell Reports, vol.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a Multisystem Pathology: Insights into the Role of TNF[alpha]

Lazic et al., "Monocytic/ macrophagic pneumonitis after intrabronchial deposition of vascular endothelial growth factor in neonatal lambs," Veterinary Pathology, vol.