- granulocyte
- A type of white blood cell that fights bacterial infection. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.
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granulocyte — [ granylɔsit ] n. m. • mil. XXe; de granule et cyte ♦ Biol. Leucocyte présentant des granulations spécifiques. ⇒ polynucléaire. La classe des granulocytes comprend les neutrophiles, les basophiles et les éosinophiles. ● granulocyte nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Granulocyte — éosinophile Granulocyte basophile Les granulocytes (appelés autrefois « polynucléaires » parce que certains d entre eux – les granulocytes neutrophiles – semblaient posséder plusieurs noyaux), sont des globules blancs qualifiés de… … Wikipédia en Français
granulocyte — [gran′yo͞olō sīt΄, gran′yəlō sīt΄] n. [ GRANUL(E) + O + CYTE] any of several types of white blood cells with a granular cytoplasm granulocytic [gran′yo͞olōsit′ik gran′yə lōsit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Granulocyte — Granulocytes are a category of white blood cells characterised by the presence of granules in their cytoplasm. [eMedicineDictionary|granulocyte] They are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN or PML) because of the varying shapes of the… … Wikipedia
Granulocyte basophile — Les granulocytes basophiles ou polynucléaires basophiles (ou plus simplement « basophiles ») sont des leucocytes (cellules sanguines de la lignée blanche), ayant un rôle dans le système immunitaire. On les appelle polynucléaires en… … Wikipédia en Français
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor — n a colony stimulating factor produced by macrophages, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts that acts to promote the maturation of precursor cells into granulocytes (as neutrophils) abbr. G CSF see FILGRASTIM * * * (G CSF) a colony stimulating… … Medical dictionary
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor — n a colony stimulating factor produced by T cells, macrophages, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts that promotes the differentiation of bone marrow stem cells, stimulates the maturation of precursor cells into granulocytes and macrophages, and… … Medical dictionary
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor — Not to be confused with granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor. Colony stimulating factor 3 (granulocyte) Crystal structure of 3 molecules of human G CSF. From PDB … Wikipedia
Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor — The granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor also known as CD116 (Cluster of Differentiation 116), is a receptor for granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, which stimulates the production of white blood cells. The… … Wikipedia
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor — The granulocyte colony stimulating factor receptor (G CSF R) also known as CD114 (Cluster of Differentiation 114), is a cell surface receptor for the granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G CSF).cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CSF3R colony… … Wikipedia
Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor — Not to be confused with granulocyte colony stimulating factor. Colony stimulating factor 2 (granulocyte macrophage) PDB rendering based on 2gmf … Wikipedia
