White blood cell (redirect from Leukocyte)
White blood cells (scientific name leukocytes), also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting...
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Leukocyte esterase (LE) is an esterase (a type of enzyme) produced by leukocytes (white blood cells). A leukocyte esterase test (LE test) is a urine test...
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In immunology, leukocyte extravasation (also commonly known as leukocyte adhesion cascade or diapedesis – the passage of cells through the intact vessel...
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The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system or complex of genes on chromosome 6 in humans which encode cell-surface proteins responsible for regulation of...
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Neutrophil (redirect from Polymophonuclear leukocyte)
Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are a type of white blood cell. More specifically, they form the most...
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Inflammation (section Leukocyte extravasation)
harmful stimuli, and is achieved by the increased movement of plasma and leukocytes (in particular granulocytes) from the blood into the injured tissues....
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Alkaline phosphatase (redirect from Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase)
categorize each leukocyte into specific "leukocyte alkaline phosphatase indices". This marker is designed to distinguish leukocytes and determine different...
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Monocytes are a type of leukocyte or white blood cell. They are the largest type of leukocyte in blood and can differentiate into macrophages and monocyte-derived...
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Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by immunodeficiency resulting in recurrent infections. LAD is...
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May–Hegglin anomaly (redirect from Macrothrombocytopenia with leukocyte inclusions)
of the blood platelets that causes them to be abnormally large. In the leukocytes, the presence of very small rods (around 3 micrometers), or Döhle-like...
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