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Microglial Cell

Microglial Cell

Microglia are resident immune cells that monitor and respond to changes in the central nervous system.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000129View source record ↗

Overview

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Microglia are resident immune cells that monitor and respond to changes in the central nervous system.

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Body systemNervous System
Typical locationBrain and spinal cord tissue
Lineage / classResident myeloid immune cell
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000129

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeLeukocyteincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Microglial Cell · Cell type
Leukocyte · Cell typeINCLUDES →Microglial Cell · Cell type
Microglial Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Leukocyte · Cell type

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databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Microglial Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000129).