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thymic macrophage
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A tissue-resident macrophage resident found in the thymus, involved in the clearance of apoptotic thymocytes. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9048205 ]
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thymic macrophage
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Role or process: immune, clearance of apoptotic thymocytes, antigen-presentation.
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Equivalent to:
- tissue-resident macrophage and part of some thymus and capable of some apoptotic cell clearance
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