mesangial phagocyte
A tissue-resident macrophage of the renal glomerular mesangium involved in the disposal and degradation of filtration residues, presentation of antigen to T cells and in tissue remodeling. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1600140 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0702022918&isbn=1/ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=3540536663&isbn=1/ GOC:tfm GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16146841 ]
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mesangial cell
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- tissue-resident macrophage and located in some glomerular mesangium and capable of some antigen processing and presentation and capable of some tissue remodeling