Category: Database: Cell Type

Alveolar Macrophages

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Alveolar macrophages are specialized tissue-resident macrophages that patrol the air spaces of the lungs, serving as the first line of…

Microglia

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Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), comprising approximately 10-15% of all brain cells.  As…

Kupffer Cells

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Kupffer cells are specialized tissue-resident macrophages that reside in the liver, representing the largest population of fixed macrophages in the…

Macrophages

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Macrophages are highly versatile immune cells that form a crucial component of the innate immune system. These large phagocytic cells…

Basophils

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Basophils are the least abundant granulocytes in circulation, comprising less than 1% of peripheral blood leukocytes. Despite their rarity, these…

Eosinophils

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Eosinophils are specialized granulocytes that comprise approximately 1-3% of circulating white blood cells in healthy individuals.  These distinctive cells, characterized…

Monocytes

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Monocytes are large, mononuclear leukocytes that constitute a crucial component of the innate immune system.  These versatile cells circulate in…

Neutrophils

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Neutrophils, also known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), are the most abundant type of white blood cells in human blood, comprising…

T helper 2 (Th2) Cell

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T helper 2 (Th2) cells are a distinct subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes that play a crucial role in humoral…

T helper 1 (Th1) Cell

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T helper 1 (Th1) cells are a specialized subset of CD4+ T lymphocytes that play a central role in cell-mediated…

Cytotoxic T Cell

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Cytotoxic T cells, also known as CD8+ T cells or cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), are a crucial component of the…

Antigen-presenting cells (APCs)

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Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are specialized immune cells that serve as critical intermediaries between the innate and adaptive immune responses. Their…

T cell

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T cells, or T lymphocytes, are a critical component of the adaptive immune system, playing a central role in cell-mediated…

Lymphocytes

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Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that play a central role in the body’s immune system, particularly in…

White Blood Cells (WBCs)

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Synonyms: Leukocytes, Leucocytes, White blood cells, WBCs White blood cells (WBCs) are essential components of the immune system, responsible for…