How to Use monocyte in a Sentence

monocyte

noun
  • No such monocyte or macrophage infection was seen in the control group of healthy blood donors.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2022-04-21
  • The lowering of monocytes, a type of white blood cell, is one way inflammation is hindered.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 2024-08-14
  • Women’s vision appears to be less affected by microgravity, and their monocytes returned to normal more quickly than men’s.
    — science.org, 2024-06-21
  • The study found people with Covid-19 tended to have more of an unusual type of monocyte that had CD16 receptors.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2022-04-06
  • In previous research, scientists who studied a small group of healthy people found that those who slept well had more monocytes than those who slept poorly, underscoring the importance of these immune cells in sleep regulation.
    — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 2024-11-01
  • For the new study, the team used CD47-blocking nanoparticles that are more targeted towards monocytes and macrophages, two types of immune cell that are associated with inflammation in plaques.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2024-10-14
  • Rizo López Foods voluntarily recalled all of its dairy products due to their potential Listeria monocyte gene contamination.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 2024-02-09
  • Analyzing patterns of gene expression in individual human immune system cells, the researchers refined the definitions of the types known as dendritic cells and monocytes and identified a novel type that had been overlooked.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2017-07-12

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