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lamellocyte

lamellocyte noun: a large, flat cell that functions as a plasmatocyte.

Noun

lamellocyte (plural lamellocytes)

  1. A large, flat cell that functions as a plasmatocyte.
    • When further elucidating the immune status of Hml-apo larvae, we observe a shift in immune effector pathways including massive lamellocyte differentiation and induction of Toll- as well as repression of imd signaling.2015 September 1, “Apoptosis in Hemocytes Induces a Shift in Effector Mechanisms in the Drosophila Immune System and Leads to a Pro-Inflammatory State”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of lamellocyte

plurallamellocytes

Origin of lamellocyte

From Latin lāmella (“thin plate”) + -cyte.

Questions about lamellocyte

What does lamellocyte mean?
Lamellocyte means a large, flat cell that functions as a plasmatocyte.
What part of speech is lamellocyte?
Lamellocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of lamellocyte?
The plural of lamellocyte is lamellocytes.

Words near lamellocyte in the dictionary

  1. lamellipodium
  2. lamellipods
  3. lamellipore
  4. lamellipores
  5. lamellirostral
  6. lamellocyte
  7. lamellocytes
  8. lamellodisc
  9. lamellodiscs
  10. lamellogenesis
  11. lamelloid

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