immature neutrophil

Term ID

ZFA:0009328

Synonyms

• immature neutrocyte
• immature neutrophil leucocyte
• immature neutrophil leukocyte
• immature neutrophilic leucocyte

Definition

Any of the immature forms of a neutrophil in which neutrophilic specific granules are present but other phenotypic features of the mature form may be lacking. A neutrophil is a granular leukocyte that in its mature form has a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. (1)

Appears at

Unknown

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• CL:0000776
• TAO:0009328

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology