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. [ GO_REF:0000031 GOC:ana GOC:tfm PMID:19631584 ]
术语信息
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.
术语关系
- splenic white pulp macrophage and part of some spleen lymphoid follicle and has plasma membrane part some tyrosine-protein kinase Mer and capable of some apoptotic cell clearance