Macrophage Activation
"Macrophage Activation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The process of altering the morphology and functional activity of macrophages so that they become avidly phagocytic. It is initiated by lymphokines, such as the macrophage activation factor (MAF) and the macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MMIF), immune complexes, C3b, and various peptides, polysaccharides, and immunologic adjuvants.
| Descriptor ID |
D008262
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.425.270.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Macrophage Activation- Macrophage Activation
- Activation, Macrophage
- Activations, Macrophage
- Macrophage Activations
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