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Descriptor
English
:
Epithelioid Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Epitelioides
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Epitelioides
Synonyms
English
:
Cell, Epithelioid
Cells, Epithelioid
Epithelioid Cell
Tree Number:
A11.329.372.300
A11.627.482.300
A11.733.397.300
A15.382.670.522.300
A15.382.680.397.300
Definition
English
:
Characteristic cells of granulomatous
hypersensitivity
. They appear as large, flattened cells with increased
endoplasmic reticulum
. They are believed to be activated
macrophages
that have differentiated as a result of prolonged antigenic stimulation. Further differentiation or fusion of
epithelioid cells
is thought to produce multinucleated
giant cells
(
GIANT CELLS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a type of macrophage; do not confuse with
EPITHELIAL CELLS
See Related
English
:
Giant Cells
History Note
English
:
90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
24626
Unique Identifier:
D015622
Occurrence in VHL
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