Name: |
immature neutrophil |
Synonyms: |
immature neutrocyte,
immature neutrophil leucocyte,
immature neutrophil leukocyte,
immature neutrophilic leucocyte
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Definition: |
Any of the immature forms of a neutrophil in which neutrophilic specific granules are present but other phenotypic features of the mature form may be lacking. A neutrophil is 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:0009328]
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