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where other cells/molecules cannot.
Neutrophils may be
subdivided into
segmented neutrophils and
banded neutrophils (or bands). They form part of the polymorphonuclear...
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Neutrophil hy****gmentation can be
defined as the
presence of
neutrophils whose nuclei have six or more
lobes or the
presence of more than 3% of neutrophils...
- specificity.
Neutrophil elastase is
secreted by
neutrophils during inflammation, and
destroys bacteria and host tissue. It also
localizes to
neutrophil extracellular...
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Immunofluorescence (IF) on ethanol-fixed
neutrophils is used to
detect ANCA,
although formalin-fixed
neutrophils may be used to help
differentiate ANCA...
- (also
called neutrophil leukocytosis or
occasionally neutrocytosis) is
leukocytosis of
neutrophils, that is, a high
number of
neutrophils in the blood...
-
polymorphonuclear cells, PMN's, polys, granulocytes,
segmented neutrophils or segs)
present in the blood.
Neutrophils are a type of
white blood cell that
fights against...
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are
networks of
extracellular fibers,
primarily composed of DNA from
neutrophils,
which bind pathogens. Neutrophils...
- pathogens.
Neutrophils are the most
common cell type seen in the
early stages of
acute inflammation. The
average lifespan of
inactivated human neutrophils in...
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Neutropenia is an
abnormally low
concentration of
neutrophils (a type of
white blood cell) in the blood.
Neutrophils make up the
majority of
circulating white...
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reach the site of an infection.
Neutrophils do not
return to the blood; they turn into pus
cells and die.
Mature neutrophils are
smaller than monocytes, and...
