| 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: | cell maturation |
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| Synonyms: | functional differentiation |
| Definition: | The cellular developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a specific cell to attain its fully functional state. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048469] QuickGO AmiGO |