lamellocyte
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin lāmella (“thin plate”) + -cyte
Noun edit
lamellocyte (plural lamellocytes)
- A large, flat cell that functions as a plasmatocyte.
- 2015 September 1, “Apoptosis in Hemocytes Induces a Shift in Effector Mechanisms in the Drosophila Immune System and Leads to a Pro-Inflammatory State”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- When further elucidating the immune status of Hml-apo larvae, we observe a shift in immune effector pathways including massive lamellocyte differentiation and induction of Toll- as well as repression of imd signaling.