Assertion: iron | /r/CapableOf | scavenge by macrophage
Facets:
value: in the mononuclear phagocyte system
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Most of the iron in the body is recycled when old red blood cells are taken out of circulation and destroyed, with their iron scavenged by macrophages in the mononuclear phagocyte system, mainly spleen, and returned to the storage pool for re-use.