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Eosinophils MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Eosinophils
Tree Number(s)
A11.118.637.415.345
A11.627.340.345
A15.145.229.637.415.345
A15.382.490.315.251
Unique ID
D004804
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004804
Annotation
restrict to leukocytes: not for "eosinophilic", stainable with eosin ( = STAINING AND LABELING + EOSIN); eosinophilic states: see note under EOSINOPHILIA; eosinophil count: coord with LEUKOCYTE COUNT
Scope Note
Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin.
NLM Classification #
WH 200
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Eosinophils Preferred
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