mononuclear phagocyte system: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	macrophage system • reticuloendothelial system

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Labeled illustration of a macrophage showing its internal organelles and the process of engulfing and digesting bacteria, with bacteria drawn outside and inside the cell as it undergoes phagocytosis.

Antigens, antibodies, and lymphocytes

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Topics

reticular cell macrophage bone marrow immune system lymph lymphoid tissue antibody white blood cell peripheral immune tolerance immunity mast cell

Key People

Aschoff, Karl Albert Ludwig

Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff

German pathologist