The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue. A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system. Marker include CD11b-positive, F4/80-positive, and CD68-positive. MERGED DEFINITION:nTARGET DEFINITION: The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue. n--------------------nSOURCE DEFINITION: One of the small interstitial phagocytic cells of the microglia. A small, migratory, phagocytic, interstitial cell of hematopoietic origin found in the central nervous system. Microglial cells are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000129

microglial cell

MSH:D017628

NCIt:C12616

NIFSTD:sao789292116

CL:0000129

microglial cell

SNOMEDCT:63483002

Tomasz Adamusiak

James Malone

The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue.

A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system. Marker include CD11b-positive, F4/80-positive, and CD68-positive.

MERGED DEFINITION:nTARGET DEFINITION: The small, non-neural, interstitial cells of mesodermal origin that form part of the supporting structure of the central nervous system. They are of various forms and may have slender branched processes. They are migratory and act as phagocytes to waste products of nerve tissue. n--------------------nSOURCE DEFINITION: One of the small interstitial phagocytic cells of the microglia.

A small, migratory, phagocytic, interstitial cell of hematopoietic origin found in the central nervous system. Microglial cells are of various forms and may have slender branched processes.

A central nervous system macrophage found in the parenchyma of the central nervous system.

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0000324

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000878