| 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: | negative regulation of gene expression |
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| Synonyms: | gene silencing |
| Definition: | Any process that decreases the frequency, rate or extent of gene expression. Gene expression is the process in which a gene's coding sequence is converted into a mature gene product (protein or RNA). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0010629] QuickGO AmiGO |