reticuloendothelial system
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000363
A part of the immune system that consists of the phagocytic cells located in reticular connective tissue. The cells are primarily monocytes and macrophages, and they accumulate in lymph nodes and the spleen. The Kupffer cells of the liver and tissue histiocytes are also part of the RES[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticuloendothelial_system ]
Synonyms: lymphoreticular system, RES, reticuloendothelial system, mononuclear phagocyte system
Term info
- UMLS:C0035287 (ncithesaurus:Reticuloendothelial_System)
- NCIT:C12780
- SCTID:278874002
- FMA:84189
- MESH:D012157
- Wikipedia:Reticuloendothelial_system
- BTO:0001174
- EV:0100048
- GAID:1004
lymphoreticular
uberon
UBERON:0000363
Mononuclear phagocyte system
Term relations
- anatomical structure
- part of some immune system
- part of some reticular tissue
- composed primarily of some phagocyte
- only in taxon some Vertebrata