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Definition of Monocytes
1. monocyte [n] - See also: monocyte
Medical Definition of Monocytes
1. One of three types of white blood cells. Monocytes are precursors to macrophages. (14 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocytes
Literary usage of Monocytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"Moreover, GM-CSF is a powerful stimulator of lL-1 and TNF-a secretion in monocytes
and neutrophils. These accumulated data have prompted the investigation ..."
2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"monocytes usually do not participate in the reaction, and it is clear that ...
Occasionally one encounters a patient in whom the monocytes show about the ..."
3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"During the initial period, in the monocytes, transitional forms preponderate ...
monocytes decrease in number only after the lymphocyte curve has attained ..."
4. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"In further studies, adherence techniques were used to obtain populations of
relatively pure lymphocytes and monocytes to study in addition to the mixed ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"1, cytochalasin B prevented colchicine-induced Con A capping in both the
polymorphonuclear leukocytes and peritoneal monocytes. In an effort to implicate ..."
6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Peripheral blood monocytes are precursor cells to alveolar macrophages (AMs).
Many studies have been performed with a view to assessing the differences, ..."
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