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monocyte

Description

"Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood." [MESH:A.11.118.637.555.652]

Relations

develops_frompromonocyte

Inverse Relations

osteoclastdevelops_frommonocyte

macrophagedevelops_frommonocyte

myeloid dendritic celldevelops_frommonocyte

immature myeloid dendritic celldevelops_frommonocyte

Parents

mononuclear phagocyteprofessional antigen presenting cell

Identifier

CL:0000576

Hierarchy

cell by histology

mononuclear cell

mononuclear phagocyte

	monocyte
	macrophage
	mononuclear osteoclast
	myeloid dendritic cell

cell by function

circulating cell

stuff accumulating cell

phagocyte (sensu Vertebrata)

mononuclear phagocyte

	monocyte
	macrophage
	mononuclear osteoclast
	myeloid dendritic cell

cell by nuclear number

single nucleate cell

mononuclear phagocyte

	monocyte
	macrophage
	mononuclear osteoclast
	myeloid dendritic cell

cell by organism

eukaryotic cell

circulating cell

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