| Term: | neutrophil uropod |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | neutrophil |
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| Synonyms: | neutrocyte, neutrophil leucocyte, neutrophil leukocyte, neutrophilic leucocyte, neutrophilic leukocyte, PMN, polymorphonuclear leucocyte, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, polymorphonuclear neutrophil, polynuclear neutrophilic leucocyte, polynuclear neutrophilic leukocyte |
| Definition: | Any of the immature or mature forms of 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009327] |
| Name: | uropod |
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| Synonyms: | distal pole complex, retractile pole, uropodium |
| Definition: | A membrane projection with related cytoskeletal components at the trailing edge of a cell in the process of migrating or being activated, found on the opposite side of the cell from the leading edge or immunological synapse, respectively. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001931] QuickGO AmiGO |