Research
Search
Genes / Clones
Expression
Mutants / Tg
Antibodies
Anatomy / GO / Human Disease / Chemical
Publications
Data Mining
Downloads
Data Model
AllianceMine
BioMart
Genomics
BLAST
ZFIN
Ensembl
NCBI
UCSC
Genome Browsers
ZFIN
Ensembl
Vega
GRC
UCSC
NCBI
Resources
Zebrafish Genomics
Other Genome Databases
Resources
General
The Zebrafish Book
Protocol Wiki
Antibody Wiki
Anatomy Atlases
Resources for Students and Educators
Zebrafish Programs
ZF-Health
Husbandry Resources
More...
Resource Centers
Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)
China Zebrafish Resource Center (CZRC)
European Zebrafish Resource Center (EZRC)
Community
Announcements
News
Meetings
Jobs
Alliance Community Forum
Search
People
Labs
Companies
Societies
International Zebrafish Society (IZFS)
Zebrafish Disease Models Society (ZDMS)
Genetics Society of America (GSA)
Zebrafish Husbandry Association
Support
Nomenclature
Nomenclature Conventions
Line Designations
Wild-Type Lines
Submit a Proposed Gene Name
Submit a Proposed Mutant/Tg Line Name
Publications
Guidelines for Authors
Zebrashare
Citing ZFIN
Using ZFIN
Help & Tips
Glossary
Single Box Search Help
Submit Data
Terms of Use
About Us
About ZFIN
Contact Information
Statistics
Committees
Jobs at ZFIN
Sign In
OBO ID:
CL:0000473
Term Name:
defensive cell
Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
Definition:
A cell whose primary function is to protect the organism.
References:
Ontology:
Cell Ontology
Relationships
is a type of:
native cell
native cell
Show first 5 Terms
has subtype:
alarm substance cell
follicular dendritic cell
M cell of gut
phagocyte
professional antigen presenting cell
alarm substance cell
follicular dendritic cell
M cell of gut
phagocyte
professional antigen presenting cell
Show first 5 Terms
PHENOTYPE
No data available
PHENOTYPE
PHENOTYPE
Phenotypes caused by Genes
loading
Your Input Welcome
Your Input Welcome
We welcome your input and comments. Please use this form to recommend updates to the information in ZFIN. We appreciate as much detail as possible and references as appropriate. We will review your comments promptly.
Please check the highlighted fields and try again.
Name:
Institution:
Email address:
Please leave blank:
Subject:
Comments:
Send your comments
Thank you for submitting comments. Your input has been emailed to ZFIN curators who may contact you if additional information is required.
Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later.
Show first 5 Terms
