Assertion: monocyte | /r/CapableOf | circulate in the blood
Facets:
value: briefly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Hematology A phagocytic WBC that arises in BM from a common progenitor, CFU-GM; 'daughter' monocytes circulate in the blood, forming resident and transient populations in various sites; resident monocytes–histiocytes include Kupffer cells–liver, Langerhans cells–dermis, microglial cells–brain, pleural, peritoneal, alveolar macrophages and osteoclasts; monocytes normally constitute 2%–8% of peripheral WMCs, measure 12-25 µm, have a reniform nucleus with lacy chromatin, an N:
text: They are produced in marrow, circulate briefly in blood, and migrate into tissues where they differentiate further to become macrophages.
text: phagocytic WBC that arises in BM from a common progenitor, CFU-GM; 'daughter' monocytes circulate in the blood, forming resident and transient populations in various sites; resident monocytes–histiocytes include Kupffer cells–liver, Langerhans cells–dermis, microglial cells–brain, pleural, peritoneal, alveolar macrophages and osteoclasts; monocytes normally constitute 2%–8% of peripheral WMCs, measure 12-25 µm, have a reniform nucleus with lacy chromatin, an N:
text: Monocytosis is an increase in the number of monocytes circulating in the blood.