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MeSH Heading: Leukocytes
Tree Number(s): A11.118.637; A15.145.229.637; A15.382.490
Unique ID: D007962
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007962
Annotation: decrease in no. of leukocytes: consider LEUKOPENIA; increase in number of leukocytes: consider LEUKOCYTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS, LEUKOCYTE is available
Scope Note: White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).
Entry Term(s): Blood Cells, White; Blood Corpuscles, White; White Blood Cells; White Blood Corpuscles
See Also: Phagocytosis
Entry Combination: transplantation:Leukocyte Transfusion
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Entry Combination: transplantation:Leukocyte Transfusion
Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012411
Scope Note: White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).
Terms: Leukocytes Preferred Term
Term UI T023736
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); White Blood Corpuscles
Term UI T690973
Date02/05/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Blood Cells, White
Term UI T023737
Date10/08/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Blood Corpuscles, White
Term UI T690972
Date02/05/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); White Blood Cells
Term UI T023738
Date10/08/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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