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Leukocytes MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Leukocytes
Tree Number(s)
A11.118.637
A15.145.229.637
A15.382.490
Unique ID
D007962
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007962
Annotation
decrease in no. of leukocytes: consider LEUKOPENIA; increase in number of leukocytes: consider LEUKOCYTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS, LEUKOCYTE is available
Scope Note
White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).
Entry Term(s)
Blood Cells, White
Blood Corpuscles, White
White Blood Cells
White Blood Corpuscles
See Also
Phagocytosis
Entry Combination
transplantation:Leukocyte Transfusion
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2007/07/09
Leukocytes Preferred
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