How to Use neutrophil in a Sentence

neutrophil

noun
  • So how do the neutrophils get the spores to commit suicide?
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2017
  • One of the first responders to microbial invaders is a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Ahrenhoerster is so low on neutrophils that her body can't defend itself against the virus.
    Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The initial immune response involves cells of the body’s innate immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils.
    Laura Haynes, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Researchers specifically studied the movement of neutrophils -- a type of white blood cell -- when combined with soup.
    Lisa Drayer, CNN, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The morphological changes that dichty’s undergo also occurs in many of the cells of the human body, including a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil.
    Jen Christiansen, Scientific American, 21 May 2013
  • The cells patrol the bloodstream and wage war on pathogens, and their defensive role is so vital that people who lose their neutrophils in the course of cancer treatment can die from infections.
    Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | AAAS, 6 Mar. 2020
  • These will interfere with its ability to attach to a host cell, or single out the microbe for ingestion by cells called neutrophils.
    Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The innate immune system, composed of white blood cells such as macrophages, natural killer cells and neutrophils, was supposed to have no such memory.
    Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 23 Mar. 2020
  • To verify that the neutrophils were triggering PCD in the spores, the researchers turned to genetic engineering.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Over a series of lab and mice experiments, the researchers showed the protein is essential for allowing platelets and neutrophils to coordinate.
    Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
  • When super-concentrated, these green neutrophils can make your mucus appear straight-up verdant.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 15 Mar. 2019
  • The group of immune cells that surge during and after short bouts of exercise, which include neutrophils and natural-killer cells, serve as our frontline defense against invading viruses.
    Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
  • When a muscle strain affects the inner layer, the resultant forces on the muscles are generated and transmitted to the tendon, which causes the release of neutrophils that start the important, initial, inflammatory process.
    Nola.com | The Times-Picayune, NOLA.com, 19 May 2017
  • Afterwards, participants experienced increased neutrophils, a type of aggressive white blood cell, in both their lungs and circulation.
    Popular Science, 13 Jan. 2020
  • This suggests that coronaviruses induce an abnormal immune response that causes hyper inflammation and distorted neutrophil cells.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • So how do the neutrophils get the spores to commit suicide?
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2017
  • One of the first responders to microbial invaders is a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Ahrenhoerster is so low on neutrophils that her body can't defend itself against the virus.
    Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The initial immune response involves cells of the body’s innate immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils.
    Laura Haynes, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Researchers specifically studied the movement of neutrophils -- a type of white blood cell -- when combined with soup.
    Lisa Drayer, CNN, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The morphological changes that dichty’s undergo also occurs in many of the cells of the human body, including a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil.
    Jen Christiansen, Scientific American, 21 May 2013
  • The cells patrol the bloodstream and wage war on pathogens, and their defensive role is so vital that people who lose their neutrophils in the course of cancer treatment can die from infections.
    Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | AAAS, 6 Mar. 2020
  • These will interfere with its ability to attach to a host cell, or single out the microbe for ingestion by cells called neutrophils.
    Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The innate immune system, composed of white blood cells such as macrophages, natural killer cells and neutrophils, was supposed to have no such memory.
    Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 23 Mar. 2020
  • To verify that the neutrophils were triggering PCD in the spores, the researchers turned to genetic engineering.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Over a series of lab and mice experiments, the researchers showed the protein is essential for allowing platelets and neutrophils to coordinate.
    Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
  • When super-concentrated, these green neutrophils can make your mucus appear straight-up verdant.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 15 Mar. 2019
  • The group of immune cells that surge during and after short bouts of exercise, which include neutrophils and natural-killer cells, serve as our frontline defense against invading viruses.
    Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
  • When a muscle strain affects the inner layer, the resultant forces on the muscles are generated and transmitted to the tendon, which causes the release of neutrophils that start the important, initial, inflammatory process.
    Nola.com | The Times-Picayune, NOLA.com, 19 May 2017

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