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Monocyte

Monocyte

Monocytes circulate in blood and can take part in defense and tissue repair.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000576View source record ↗

Overview

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Monocytes circulate in blood and can take part in defense and tissue repair.

Quick Facts

AT A GLANCE
Body systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationBlood; some enter tissues
Lineage / classHematopoietic · myeloid
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000576

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeLeukocyteincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Monocyte · Cell type
Leukocyte · Cell typeINCLUDES →Monocyte · Cell type
Monocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Leukocyte · Cell type
Leukocyte · Cell typeINCLUDES →Monocyte · Cell type

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Monocyte.

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

Monocyte is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000576).