Term Name: |
neutrophil |
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Search Ontology:
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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
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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.
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Appears at: |
Unknown
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Evident until: |
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
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References: |
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Ontology: |
Anatomy Ontology
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