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QWhat are the macrophages associated with the central nervous system?

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  • A Alveolar macrophages ✔ ✖
  • B Kupffer cell ✔ ✖
  • C Mesangial ✔ ✖
  • D Microglial cells ✔ ✖
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Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are derived from monocytes in the blood. They are phagocytic in nature and can take on a variety of forms, such as Kupffer cells in the liver, mesangial cells in the kidney, and alveolar macrophages in the lung. Microglial cells are the macrophages associated with the central nervous system.

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