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Mature Tissue Histiocyte
A macrophage found in connective tissue. It is part of the reticuloendothelial system. The primary function of a mature tissue histiocyte is to phagocytose and digest tissue fragments especially apoptotic bodies and those fragments resulting from tissue injury and death. (NCI Thesaurus)
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