neu·tro·phil
ˈnü-trə-ˌfil 
ˈnyü-
variants
or neutrophilic
ˌnü-trə-ˈfi-lik
ˌnyü-
: staining to the same degree with acid or basic dyes
neutrophil granulocytes
: a granulocyte that is the chief phagocytic white blood cell of the blood
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Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
The Company's DNase platform is designed to improve outcomes of existing treatments, including immunotherapies, by targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are involved in cancer progression.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
When the team blocked IL6, both the neutrophils and fungal antibodies decreased in quantity.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
First-line immune defenders, like neutrophils, need to be replaced after just four to eight hours, platelets can last a week, red blood cells up to four months, and some white blood cells, like memory B cells, live for decades.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
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Noun
In a 2007 study, Texas Tech University researchers reported that pigs that had been raised outside had enhanced activity of bacteria-fighting immune cells called neutrophils when compared with animals raised inside.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
The Company's DNase platform is designed to improve outcomes of existing treatments, including immunotherapies, by targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are involved in cancer progression.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
When the team blocked IL6, both the neutrophils and fungal antibodies decreased in quantity.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
First-line immune defenders, like neutrophils, need to be replaced after just four to eight hours, platelets can last a week, red blood cells up to four months, and some white blood cells, like memory B cells, live for decades.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Neutrophil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutrophil. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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neutrophil
1 of 2 adjective
neu·tro·phil
ˈn(y)ü-trə-ˌfil
variants
or neutrophilic
also neutrophile
: staining to the same degree with acid or basic dyes
neutrophil granulocytes
neutrophil
2 of 2 noun
variants
also neutrophile
: a granulocyte that is the chief phagocytic white blood cell
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