Anatomy

Leukocytes

White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).

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Abstract

White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Blood Cells, White
  • Blood Corpuscles, White
  • White Blood Cells
  • White Blood Corpuscles
  • Blood Cell, White
  • Blood Corpuscle, White
  • Corpuscle, White Blood
  • Corpuscles, White Blood
  • Leukocyte
  • White Blood Cell
  • White Blood Corpuscle

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

decrease in no. of leukocytes: consider LEUKOPENIA; increase in number of leukocytes: consider LEUKOCYTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS, LEUKOCYTE is available

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  1. A11w.118w.637w
  2. A15.145w.229w.637w
  3. A15.382w.490w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leukocytes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007962. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007962
  2. Leukocytes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_blood_cell
  3. Leukocytes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42395