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Macrophage vs Microphage - What's the difference?

macrophage | microphage |

As nouns the difference between macrophage and microphage

is that macrophage is a white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system while microphage is a small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte.

macrophage

English

(wikipedia macrophage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

    • Derived terms

    * granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

    See also

    * (immune system)

    microphage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte