Interleukin-1 is made mainly by one type of white blood cell, the macrophage, and helps another type of white blood cell, the lymphocyte, fight infections.
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Macrophage
/ˈmækɹɔʊː.feɪd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "macrophage" (12 found)
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Noun(6 words)
macrophage-generatedmacrophage-mediatedmacrophage-relatedmononuclear phagocytepathogenic macrophagephagocyte
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12 entriesKupffer cellM1 macrophageM2 macrophagealveolar macrophagesantigen presentationcytokine productionmacrophage-secretedmicrogliaosteoclastperitoneal macrophagesphagocytosistumor associated macrophages
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10 entriesactivationcytokineinflammationmacrophage activationmacrophage infiltrationmacrophage polarizationphagocytosisphagocytosis by macrophagesreceptortumor associated macrophages
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