DIFFERENTIATION OF MACROPHAGES Flashcards
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the liver?
Kupffer cells
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the lungs?
alveolar macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the brain?
microglia
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the skin?
langerhans cells
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the spleen?
splenic macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the intestine?
intestinal macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the peritoneum?
peritoneal macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the bone?
osteoclasts
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the synovial?
synovial macrophages (type A cell)
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the kidney?
renal macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the reproductive ogan?
reproductive organ macrophages
what do you call the macrophages that are resident in the lymph nodes?
dendritic cells
