Phrases with «neutrophil activation»

Neutrophil activation refers to the process in which a type of white blood cell called neutrophils become activated or "awakened" to defend the body against harmful bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances. They become more active, move towards the site of infection or injury, and release toxic substances to kill the invaders and promote healing. Full definition

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Sentences with «neutrophil activation»

He was a graduate student with Peter W. Reed at Vanderbilt University, where he worked on neutrophil activation by chemotactic peptides. (asbmb.org)
«The present findings would support the views that anti-inflammatory medicines such as aspirin and avoidance of smoking (which enhances neutrophil activation) might delay the onset of dementia. (sciencemediacentre.org)
One result of the team's painstaking research was the discovery of how a specific protein influences neutrophil activation — and, more importantly, the team showed they were able to block damaging inflammation by over-compensating neutrophils with a pharmaceutical compound. (morrisanimalfoundation.org)
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Phrases with «neutrophil activation»

Sentences with «neutrophil activation»

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