Mesh term Monocytes
Browse to parent terms:Bone Marrow Cells
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Myeloid Cells
Phagocytes
Description
Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into the BLOOD; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles.Browse to child terms:
Monocyte-Macrophage Precursor Cells
Monocytes, Activated Killer
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