obsolete macrophage [FBbt_00001686]
Hemocyte that shows phagocytic activity. Morphologically, these cells are plasmatocytes (Tepass et al., 1994; Sorrentino et al., 2002). They only differentiate from plasmatocytes in embryos and at metamorphosis.
obsolete macrophage
ID: FBbt_00001686
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Hemocyte that shows phagocytic activity. Morphologically, these cells are plasmatocytes (Tepass et al., 1994; Sorrentino et al., 2002). They only differentiate from plasmatocytes in embryos and at metamorphosis.
Obsoleted as authors use the terms 'macrophage' and 'plasmatocyte' interchangeably. Plasmatocytes with macrophage-like activity don't seem distinguishable from the bulk of plasmatocytes.
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