Term Name: monoblast
Synonyms: CFU-M, colony forming unit macrophage, colony forming unit monocyte, monocyte stem cell
Definition: A myeloid progenitor cell committed to the monocyte lineage. This cell is CD11b-positive, has basophilic cytoplasm, euchromatin, and the presence of a nucleolus.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000040]

Relationships
develops from: macrophage dendritic cell progenitor
develops into: promonocyte
is a type of: monopoietic cell myeloid cell
capable_of: monocyte differentiation
has_part: basophilic cytoplasm euchromatin nucleolus
has_plasma_membrane_part: integrin alpha-M