Mammalian Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: September 16, 2024
Preferred Name

abnormal foam cell morphology
Synonyms
Definitions

any structural anomaly of a cell with a vacuolated appearance due to abnormal deposition and retention of lipoproteins, and typically seen in atherolosclerotic lesions, as well as other conditions, and derived from or related to the group of cells having the ability to take up and sequester inert particles and vital dyes, including macrophages and macrophage precursors, specialized endothelial cells lining the sinusoids of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, and macrophages of lymphatic tissue and fibroblasts of bone marrow

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0009840

definition

any structural anomaly of a cell with a vacuolated appearance due to abnormal deposition and retention of lipoproteins, and typically seen in atherolosclerotic lesions, as well as other conditions, and derived from or related to the group of cells having the ability to take up and sequester inert particles and vital dyes, including macrophages and macrophage precursors, specialized endothelial cells lining the sinusoids of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, and macrophages of lymphatic tissue and fibroblasts of bone marrow

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MPheno.ontology

id

MP:0009840

label

abnormal foam cell morphology

notation

MP:0009840

prefLabel

abnormal foam cell morphology

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0000358

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0000358

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