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: | immune response |
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Definition: | Any immune system process that functions in the calibrated response of an organism to a potential internal or invasive threat. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006955] QuickGO AmiGO |