Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone involved in fundamental physiological processes of higher plants, such as response to abiotic stress (temperature, light, drought), regulation of seed dormancy ...

Most of the white blood cells in humans are neutrophils, which have received a lot of attention during the coronavirus pandemic due to their numbers growing in conjunction with covid-19. However, ...

Researchers in Sweden have provided a comprehensive characterization of circulating granulocytes in people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that ...

Summary Report on the Graded Prognostic Assessment: An Accurate and Facile Diagnosis-Specific Tool to Estimate Survival for Patients With Brain Metastases Patients enrolled onto NCT00072358 received ...

The secretion of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (Luk-PV) but not of another leukocidin (Luk-R) from Staphylococcus aureus strains is correlated with severe pyodermic infections (dermonecrosis). The ...

Granulocytes are white blood cells that contain granules. There are three types — neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils. These granules contain enzymes that enable these cells to kill bacteria and ...

The body responds to infections by rapidly 'ramping up' production of innate immune cells. New findings indicate that distinct transcription factors regulate 'basal' and 'emergency' leukocyte ...

Study: Phenotypic alteration of low-density granulocytes in people with pulmonary post-acute sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock This news article was a review ...

Myeloblasts are precursors to specific types of white blood cells that help your body fight infections. Too many myeloblasts may be a sign of a blood cancer like leukemia. Myeloblasts, or blast cells, ...