neutrophil apoptotic process

Term ID

GO:0001781

Synonyms

• apoptosis of neutrophils
• neutrophil apoptosis
• neutrophil programmed cell death by apoptosis
• programmed cell death of neutrophils by apoptosis
• programmed cell death, neutrophils

Definition

Any apoptotic process in a neutrophil, 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. (2)

References

Ontology

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