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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:reticuloendothelial system
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Definition: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].
Synonyms:exact_synonym: RES;   lymphoreticular system;   mononuclear phagocyte system
 related_synonym: lymphoreticular
 xref: BTO:0001174;   EV:0100048;   FMA:84189;   GAID:1004;   MESH:D012157;   NCI:C12780;   SCTID:278874002;   UMLS:C0035287;   Wikipedia:Reticuloendothelial_system



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    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          reticuloendothelial system 0
            liver reticuloendothelial system 0
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    anatomical entity 0
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          multicellular anatomical structure 0
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                  irregular connective tissue 0
                    loose connective tissue 0
                      reticular tissue 0
                        reticuloendothelial system 0
                          liver reticuloendothelial system 0
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