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reticuloendothelial system

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Noun1.reticuloendothelial system - a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
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system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
immune system - a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
mononuclear phagocyte system, MPS, system of macrophages - a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
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[FIGURE 1a OMITTED] [FIGURE 1b OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Discussion In patients who receive multiple blood transfusions, the excess iron is initially deposited in the reticuloendothelial system of the liver, spleen and bone marrow as well as in the heart and endocrine system.
MRI signal changes in the liver following multiple transfusions by Durand, M.; Abrahams, J.C. / South African Journal of Radiology
The disease is characterized by oculocutaneous albinism, platelet storage dysfunction, and lipofuscin deposits in the reticuloendothelial system.
Two Successful Vaginal Births after Cesarean Section in a Patient ... by Ronald D Beesley and Randal D Robinson and Theresa L Stewart / Military Medicine
Licorice root essentially has a powerful potentiating effect on the human reticuloendothelial system, the primary line of defense against microorganisms.
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