Term Name: elicited macrophage
Synonyms: free macrophage, wandering histiocyte
Definition: A macrophage which develops from an inflammatory monocyte and is recruited into the tissues in response to injury and infection as part of an inflammatory response. Markers include CD11b-positive, CD68-positive, and F4/80-positive.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000861]

Relationships
develops from: classical monocyte
develops into: epithelioid macrophage
is a type of: macrophage
has subtype: alternatively activated macrophage inflammatory macrophage suppressor macrophage
has_plasma_membrane_part: EGF-like module-containing mucin-like hormone receptor-like 1 integrin alpha-M macrosialin
participates_in: inflammatory response