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Eosinophil

Eosinophil

Eosinophils are granulocytes involved in responses to some parasites and in allergic inflammation.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000771View source record ↗

Overview

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Eosinophils are granulocytes involved in responses to some parasites and in allergic inflammation.

Quick Facts

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Body systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationBlood and barrier tissues
Lineage / classHematopoietic · granulocyte
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000771

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeGranulocyteincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Eosinophil · Cell type
Granulocyte · Cell typeINCLUDES →Eosinophil · Cell type
Eosinophil · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Granulocyte · Cell type

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Trusted references for learning more about Eosinophil.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Eosinophil is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000771).