Concept information
Preferred term
Neutrophil Activation
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- The process in which the neutrophil is stimulated by diverse substances, resulting in degranulation and/or generation of reactive oxygen products, and culminating in the destruction of invading pathogens. The stimulatory substances, including opsonized particles, immune complexes, and chemotactic factors, bind to specific cell-surface receptors on the neutrophil.
History note
- 95
In other languages
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Finnish
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neutrofiilin aktivaatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018375
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