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granulocyte

[gran´u-lo-sīt″]

granular leukocyte. adj., adj granulocyt´ic.

band-form granulocyte band cell.

gran·u·lo·cyte

(gran'yū-lō-sīt'),

A mature granular leukocyte; includes neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes; respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.

[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]

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granulocyte

(grăn′yə-lō-sīt′)

Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.

gran′u·lo·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

gran·u·lo·cyte

(gran'yū-lō-sīt)

A mature granular leukocyte, including neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, i.e., respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.

[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]

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granulocyte

A white blood cell (LEUKOCYTE) containing granules. Granulocytes include NEUTROPHILS, BASOPHILS, EOSINOPHILS and their precursors. MAST CELLS are also granulocytes. These cells are components of the immune system.

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granulocyte

a type of white blood cell (LEUCOCYTE) that possesses granules in the cytoplasm and is formed in the bone marrow. Granulocytes form about 70% of all leucocytes and are of three types: EOSINOPHILS, BASOPHILS and NEUTROPHILS.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

Granulocyte

Any of several types of white blood cells that have granules in their cell substance. Neutrophils are the most common type of granulocyte.

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gran·u·lo·cyte

(gran'yū-lō-sīt)

A mature granular leukocyte, including neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, i.e., respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.

[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]

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(Table 2) Shows the mean [+ or -] SEM of granulocyte count in menstrual, proliferative and secretory phases of menstrual cycle in different aged groups of 17-19 years, 23-25 years, it shows increased in granulocyte count in all the three phases i.e.-menstrual, proliferative and secretory phases of the menstrual cycle and was found statistically significant (P<0.05) but in the aged groups of 20-22 years, the granulocyte count was increased in all the three phases i.e.-menstrual, proliferative and secretory phase of menstrual cycle but was not statistically significant.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TOTAL LEUCOCYTE COUNT AND GRANULOCYTE, AGRANULOCYTE COUNT IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS DURING MENSTRUAL CYCLE

* Immature granulocytes (includes promyelocytes, myelocytes, metamyelocytes)

Advanced clinical parameters: achieving efficiency with automated immature granulocyte count

Lack of benefit of granulocyte macrophage or granulocyte colony stimulating factor in patients with febrile neutropenia.

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in neonatal sepsis with leukopenia: A prospective cohort study

Pharmacologically, a significant role is expected for granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) to play in vascular pathologies and progression of atherosclerosis1,2.

EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN REDUCTION OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS IN RABBIT

Early treatment of neutropenia with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor might play an important role in the rapid increase of neutrophil count with no changes in short term mortality.

Trichosporon asahii late onset sepsis in an extremely low birth weight infant

The univariable analyses indicated that patients with baseline NLR [greater than or equal to] 2.8 (P < 0.0001), WBC [greater than or equal to] 5.8 x [10.sup.9]/L (P < 0.0001), granulocyte [greater than or equal to] 3.7 x [10.sup.9]/L (P < 0.0001), neutrophil [greater than or equal to] 3.9 x [10.sup.9]/L (P < 0.0001), lymphocyte < 1.4x [10.sup.9]/L (p = 0.034) had poor OS figures for this study cohort.

White Blood Cell and Granulocyte Counts Are Independent Predictive Factors for Prognosis of Advanced Pancreatic Caner

In particular, granulocytes were labelled with 62.6 [+ or -] 17.8% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-SSS-complex and 40.5 [+ or -] 15% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-HMPAO (p = 0.05); lymphocytes were labelled with 59.9 [+ or -] 22.2% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-SSS-complex and 29.4 [+ or -] 13.5% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-HMPAO (p = 0.03); finally, platelets were labelled with 44.4 [+ or -] 24% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-SSS-complex and 20.5 [+ or -] 10.7% efficiency with [sup.99m]Tc-HMPAO (p = ns).

Study of Binding Kinetics and Specificity of [sup.99m]Tc-SSS-Complex and [sup.99m]Tc-HMPAO to Blood Cells

Falkenburg, "Agranulocytosis induced by propylthiouracil: evidence of a drug dependent antibody reacting with granulocytes, monocytes and haematopoietic progenitor cells," British Journal of Haematology, vol.

Association of HLA-[B.sup.*]38:02 with Antithyroid Drug-Induced Agranulocytosis in Kinh Vietnamese Patients

High pregnancy rates with administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in ART-patients with repetitive implantation failure and lacking killer-cell immunglobulin-like receptors.

Efficacy of Intrauterine Injection of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) on Treatment of Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage: A Pilot RCT Study

Safety and efficacy of granulocyte colony stimulating factor in a patient with tetraplegia caused by cervical hyperextension injury: a case report.

Effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor treatment in children and patients with cerebral palsy: a preliminary report

Anti-inflammatory effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

Effects of filgrastim on gene expression of cholinergic system in the rat hippocampus

Trolox inhibited the peroxidation of C11-BODIPY in leukocytes exposed to AAPH free radicals generating system, but not the PMA-induced oxidation in monocytes and granulocytes, both at T3 and at T0 (Figure 1).

The Peroxidation of Leukocytes Index Ratio Reveals the Prooxidant Effect of Green Tea Extract