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lamellocytes

lamellocytes is the plural of lamellocyte.

Meaning of lamellocyte

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

Questions about lamellocytes

What is lamellocytes the plural of?
Lamellocytes is the plural of lamellocyte.

Words near lamellocytes in the dictionary

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

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