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A type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.
Examples of monocytes in a Sentence
These are followed by several other cell types including monocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils and some red cells.
Images include basophils, monocytes, eosinophils neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets.
Monocytes and lymphocytes may also be obtained fresh from human blood using density centrifugation to isolate distinct cell types according to their different densities.
When inflammation develops in a tissue, lymphocytes and monocytes migrate out of the blood stream and cross the endothelium.
Macrophages (derived from the circulating monocytes) may re-enter the circulation, possible via lymphatics.
The earliest detectable lesions, called fatty streaks, contain macrophage foam cells that are derived from recruited monocytes.
But it is not clear what causes the monocytes to move to the damaged site and set off these reactions.
Generation and characterization of ovine dendritic cells derived from peripheral blood monocytes.
This test measures the metabolic response of human monocytes to red cells sensitized with IgG antibodies.
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) - A potent chemokine which attracts circulating monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) - A potent chemokine which attracts circulating monocytes.
Neutrophils and monocytes circulate in the blood and migrate into the tissues at the post-capillary venule.
Monocytes are the second type of white blood cell.
Acute myelogenous leukemia, also known as acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL), is a cancer of the monocytes and/or granulocytes.
Monocytes and macrophages are somewhat higher in neonates, and make up as much as 80 percent or more, with only 20 percent or less being lymphocytes.
There are five types of leukocytes-neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes.