Monocyte

Introduction: Monocyte

Description of Monocyte

Monocyte: A relatively large mononuclear leukocyte (16-22 mcm in diameter) that normally constitutes 3-7% of the leukocytes of the circulating blood and is normally found in lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, and loose connective tissue. When treated with the usual dyes, monocytes manifest an abundant pale blue or blue-gray cytoplasm that contains numerous fine, dustlike, red-blue granules; vacuoles are frequently present; the nucleus is usually indented, or slightly folded, and has a stringy chromatin structure that seems more condensed where the delicate strands are in contact. Monocytes that leave the bloodstream and enter the connective tissue spaces are called macrophages.monocytoid cell, endothelial leukocyte. [mono- + G. kytos, cell]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Monocyte: large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood and tissues where they develop into macrophages; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles.
Source: CRISP

Monocyte: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Monocyte:

More specific terms for Monocyte:

• Monocytes, Activated Killer
• Macrophages
• U937 Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Monocyte

• Leukocytes, Mononuclear
• Bone Marrow Cells
• Myeloid Cells
• Phagocytes
• Reticuloendothelial System

Source - MeSH 2007

• leukocyte

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Monocyte:

• macrophage
• monocyte chemoattractant protein 1

Source: CRISP

The description of Monocyte may also be used for the following terms:

• PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cell)

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Monocyte

The following list attempts to classify Monocyte into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Blood Cells
    • Leukocytes
      • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
        • Monocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Bone Marrow Cells
    • Monocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Myeloid Cells
    • Monocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Phagocytes
    • Monocytes

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Immune Systems
  • Blood
    • Blood Cells
      • Leukocytes
        • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
          • Monocytes

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