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meningeal macrophage

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A central nervous system macrophage found in the meninges (the three membranes that surround the brain). This macrophage types is highly phagocytic and expresses scavenger receptors. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11591794 ]