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GO: Biological Process

neutrophil apoptotic process

Term ID
GO:0001781
Synonyms
  • apoptosis of neutrophils
  • neutrophil apoptosis
  • neutrophil programmed cell death by apoptosis
  • programmed cell death of neutrophils by apoptosis
  • programmed cell death, neutrophils
Definition
Any apoptotic process in a neutrophil, 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. (2)
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Phenotype
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