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Definition of Amebocytes
1. amebocyte [n] - See also: amebocyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amebocytes
Literary usage of Amebocytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Germ-cell Cycle in Animals by Robert William Hegner (1914)
"In the adult sponge the amebocytes from which the oogonia and sperma- ... Some of
the amebocytes of the sponge are undoubtedly germ cells ..."
2. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"... while entomological text-books emphasize the importance of phagocytosis by
blood cells called amebocytes, in ridding the insect body of foreign matter, ..."
3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"As a result of, these experiments, it was learned that at the iso- electric point,
amebocytes are least resistant to injurious influences and have the ..."
4. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"amebocytes are carried "within the blood-like circulating fluid" of the Limulus
polyphemus (horseshoe crab). After exposure to the lysed amebocyte cells, ..."
5. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"suspended a number of ameboid cells, the blood corpuscles or amebocytes.
The principal functions of the blood are the transportation of food materials from ..."
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