Microphage

Japanese: microphage
Microphage

…also called macrophages. E. Metchnikoff, the discoverer of phagocytes, named granulocytes (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) of vertebrate phagocytes as microphages (small phagocytes) and large, amoeba-like ones as macrophages. Cells similar in morphology and function to macrophages are common throughout the animal kingdom. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "microphage" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大食細胞ともいう。食細胞の発見者であるE.メチニコフは,脊椎動物の食細胞のうち,顆粒球(多形核白血球)をミクロファージmicrophage(小食細胞),大型でアメーバ状のものをマクロファージと命名した。マクロファージと形態も機能も似ている細胞は全動物界に普遍的である。…

※「microphage」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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