neutrophil

Term ID

ZFA:0009327

Synonyms

• neutrocyte
• neutrophil leucocyte
• neutrophil leukocyte
• neutrophilic leucocyte
• neutrophilic leukocyte
• PMN
• polymorphonuclear leucocyte
• polymorphonuclear leukocyte
• polymorphonuclear neutrophil
• polynuclear neutrophilic leucocyte
• polynuclear neutrophilic leukocyte

Definition

Any of the immature or mature forms of a granular leukocyte that in its mature form has a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. (1)

Appears at

Unknown

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• CL:0000775
• TAO:0009327

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology