loading...| Preferred Name | Foam cells | |
| Synonyms |
Presence of foam cells Foamy histiocytes Foamy macrophages Lipid-laden histiocytes |
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| Definitions |
The presence of foam cells, a type of macrophage that localizes to fatty deposits on blood vessel walls, where they ingest low-density lipoproteins and become laden with lipids, giving them a foamy appearance. Foam cells may contain polymorphic cytoplasmic inclusions consisting of lamellar osmiophilic membranes on electron microscopy. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003651 |
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Foam cells may contain polymorphic cytoplasmic inclusions consisting of lamellar osmiophilic membranes on electron microscopy. |
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UMLS:C0016390 SNOMEDCT_US:16980002 |
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| definition |
The presence of foam cells, a type of macrophage that localizes to fatty deposits on blood vessel walls, where they ingest low-density lipoproteins and become laden with lipids, giving them a foamy appearance. |
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HP:0003650 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Presence of foam cells Foamy histiocytes Foamy macrophages Lipid-laden histiocytes |
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human_phenotype |
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HP:0003651 |
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| label |
Foam cells |
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| notation |
HP:0003651 |
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Foam cells |
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