A macrophage constitutively resident in a particular tissue under non-inflammatory conditions, and capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19770654 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 GOC:ana ]

Synonyms: fixed macrophage resting histiocyte

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database cross reference
  • FMA:84642
  • FMA:84644
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cellxgene_subset

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