Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to the reticuloendothelial system.
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- adjective biology Describing all
phagocytic cells (except somewhite blood cells )
Etymologies
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Examples
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While bone marrow is part of the osseous system, the bones do not constitute one organ, and marrow-like functions occur in the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes altogether encompassing the reticuloendothelial system.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jeff Rowes Guest-Blogging This Week on the Bone Marrow Compensation Case 2009
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The T-cells can also summon macrophages from the reticuloendothelial system to digest the invader.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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The T-cells can also summon macrophages from the reticuloendothelial system to digest the invader.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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For six years we operated as a team and engaged in the study of reticuloendothelial function in relation to immunity.
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There he developed an inspiring research relationship with a young Italian, Guido Biozzi, with whom he studied the reticuloendothelial system - the cells that engulf bacteria and other particles - in relation to immunity.
The Guardian World News Caroline Richmond 2011
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When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aline F. Oliveira et al. 2010
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Once injected, the iron-carbohydrate complex is metabolized [by macrophage of the reticuloendothelial system] and the iron is released where it then binds to transferrin in plasma and the redundant carbohydrate moiety is then cleared by the liver.
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Once injected, the iron-carbohydrate complex is metabolized [by macrophage of the reticuloendothelial system] and the iron is released where it then binds to transferrin in plasma and the redundant carbohydrate moiety is then cleared by the liver.
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Virus enter into the blood circulation by multiplication of virus in the reticuloendothelial system.
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When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen.
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