Leukocyte

Word LEUKOCYTE
Character 9
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Definitions and meanings of "Leukocyte"

What do we mean by leukocyte?

A white blood cell. noun

Blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system noun

A white blood cell.

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The word "leukocyte" in example sentences

When we become infected, our bodies produce a chemical called leukocyte endogenous mediator LEM, which decreases the amount of iron in our bloodstream. ❋ MEHMET C. OZ (2007)

The medical college should be provided facilities to separate all blood components such as leukocyte depleted blood, cryoprecipitate and platelet concentrate that is necessary for the treatment of blood-related diseases. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Peranteau WH, Heaton TE, Gu YC, Volk SW, Bauer TR, Alcorn K, Tuschong LM, Johnson MP, Hickstein DD, Flake AW. Haploidentical in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation improves phenotype and can induce tolerance for postnatal same-donor transplants in the canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency. ❋ Unknown (2010)

HLAs, or human leukocyte antigens, are molecules involved in the immune response. ❋ Priya Malhotra (2011)

Lacouture et al. found that a leukocyte count greater than 15,000/mm3 and a serum glucose greater than 150 mg./dl. are predictive of a serum iron concentration greater than 300 mcg./dl. 4 ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other pertinent laboratory parameters to monitor are serum glucose and leukocyte count. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stromal progenitor cells promote leukocyte migration through production of stromal-derived growth factor 1alpha: a potential mechanism for stromal progenitor cell-mediated enhancement of cellular recruitment to wounds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stress-induced enhancement of leukocyte trafficking into sites of surgery or immune activation. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

The donor and the recipient must be a close genetic match, based on human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), which reflect parts of the immune system passed down from ancestors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Miyoshi said menstrual blood could be used to build stockpiles of cells which have a variety of matching HLAs, or human leukocyte antigens, a key part of the human immune system. ❋ Fantasyecho (2008)

A team led by Ramin Farzaneh-Far, M.D., recruited 608 heart patients between September 2000 and December 2002 and measured the length of their leukocyte telomeres at the beginning of the study and again after five years of follow-up. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)

Transplants are safest and most effective when the donor and recipient have fully matching immune-system markers known as human leukocyte antigens, but only half, or fewer, of patients can find such a donor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The stem cells came from bone marrow in a human leukocyte antigen-compatible donor chosen because his cells lacked expression of chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5). ❋ Unknown (2009)

FDA ALERT 11/24/2008 - FDA is investigating new preliminary data regarding a potential increased risk of serious skin reactions including Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) from phenytoin therapy in Asian patients positive for a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502. ❋ GreenFertility (2009)

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