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Neutrophils MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Neutrophils
Tree Number(s)
A11.118.637.415.583
A11.627.340.583
A11.733.689
A15.145.229.637.415.583
A15.382.490.315.583
A15.382.680.689
Unique ID
D009504
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009504
Annotation
decrease in number = NEUTROPENIA; neutrophil chemotaxis: coordinate with CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; note entry term LE CELLS: do not coordinate with LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC unless disease is particularly discussed
Scope Note
Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes.
Entry Term(s)
LE Cells
Leukocytes, Polymorphonuclear
Neutrophil Band Cells
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
See Also
Extracellular Traps
Public MeSH Note
65; LE CELLS was heading 1965-95
History Note
65; LE CELLS was heading 1963-95 (Prov 1963-64)
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/03/05
Neutrophils Preferred
LE Cells Narrower
Neutrophil Band Cells Narrower
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