| Term Name: | lymph node subcapsular sinus macrophage |
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| Definition: | A lymph node macrophage found in the subcapsular sinus of lymph nodes that participates in sensing, clearance, and antigen presentation of lymph-borne particulate antigens. This macrophage is capable of activating invaraint NKT cells and is CD169-positive. |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0000887] |