Leukocytes

Leukocytes: Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells (WBCs).
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LEUKOCYTES: Any of the various white blood cells that together make up the immune system. Neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes are all leukocytes.
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leukocytes
White blood cells, the blood cells responsible for fighting infection.
leukopenia ...
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Granular leukocytes -- they are better known as granulocytes -- are part of the innate immune system and have somewhat non specific, broad-based activity. They do not respond exclusively to specific antigens, as do B-cells and T-cells.
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Mononuclear Leukocytes:
Monocytes
Lymphocytes
White blood cells are the principal components of the immune system and function by destroying "foreign" substances such as bacteria and viruses.
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white blood cells (leukocytes) - help fight infections and aid in the immune process. Types of white blood cells:
lymphocytes,
monocytes,
eosinophils,
basophils,
neutrophils (granulocytes) ...
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A computer analyzes changes in leukocytes, a type of blood cell. If your blood cells flatten, fragment or disintegrate in response to an extract, it's considered evidence of allergy.
Applied kinesiology testing.
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The earliest finding is within the renal capillaries (glomeruli); interstitial edema is typically followed by interstitial infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, and a small number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
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Type III, or Cori's disease, is caused by glycogen debrancher enzyme deficiency in the liver, muscles, and some blood cells, such as leukocytes and erythrocytes. About 15% of GSD III cases only involve the liver.
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Infusions of buffy coat leukocytes or isolated T cells obtained by pheresis from the bone marrow transplant donor have induced long-term remissions in more than 50% of patients who relapse following allogeneic transplant.
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r/LS system Blood filtering system designed to decrease leukocytes (white blood cells) in donated blood. Leukocytes may cause fevers, chills, and suppression of the immune system and can transmit harmful viruses through blood transfusions.
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White blood cells (also called leukocytes or WBCs). The total count of white cells is measured. White blood cells help the body's immune system fight infection.
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There are various types of WBCs (also called leukocytes) that normally appear in the blood.
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Leukocyte esterase is a screening test used to detect an enzyme that suggests the presence of leukocytes (white blood cells), and probably a urinary tract infection. This test is part of the routine dipstick test.
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There are not enough healthy mature white blood cells (leukocytes) to mount a defense against infection.
There are not enough healthy platelets to prevent bleeding.
Thedepleted oxygen-bearing red blood cells can't provide enough oxygen to organs.
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A condition in which the number of leukocytes (white blood cells) in the blood is reduced.
leukoplakia (loo-ko-PLAY-kee-a) ...
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There are several types of white blood cells (WBCs) that normally appear in the blood: neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes; PMNs), band cells (slightly immature neutrophils), T-type lymphocytes (T cells), B-type lymphocytes (B cells), monocytes, ...
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Nearly half the blood (45 percent) consists of blood cells - red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes) and platelets (thrombocytes). Most of the rest (55 percent) is plasma, a clear, watery, pale yellow fluid.
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Internally, it is used for acne, bad breath, bladder infections, blood poisoning, blood purifier, boils, fevers, gangrene, infections, inflammation of mammary glands, intestinal antiseptic, leukopenia (reduction in blood leukocytes), ...
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identified to be correlated with the presence of certain autoimmune diseases. One of these is the HLA-B27 site. Approximately 85% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and Reiter's syndrome will have the HLA-B27 antigen present on the leukocytes.
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Leukocyte esterase detects leukocytes (white blood cells [WBCs]) in the urine. The presence of WBCs in the urine may indicate a urinary tract infection.
Ketones.
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