semigranulocyte
English
editEtymology
editFrom semi- + granulocyte.
Noun
editsemigranulocyte (plural semigranulocytes)
- A form of granulocyte having unstable granules
- 2015 September 23, “The Involvement of Hemocyte Prophenoloxidase in the Shell-Hardening Process of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- At ecdysis stage, semigranulocyte numbers are reduced to 4.8 ± 1.1 x10 6 cells/ml hemolymph (60.7 ± 14.4% of THC) while granulocytes are counted to 2.6 ± 0.5 x10 6 cells/ml hemolymph (33.4 ± 6.3% of THC).