Term Name:
neutrophil activation
Synonyms:
Definition:
The change in morphology and behavior of a neutrophil resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor.
Ontology:
GO: Biological Process [GO:0042119]
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is a type of:
granulocyte activation
has subtype:
neutrophil activation involved in immune response
negatively regulated by:
negative regulation of neutrophil activation
positively regulated by:
positive regulation of neutrophil activation
regulated by:
regulation of neutrophil activation