acanthocyte

acanthocyte
Cell with projecting spikes; most commonly applied to erythrocytes where the condition may be caused naturally by abetalipoproteinaemia or experimentally by manipulating the lipid composition of the plasma membrane.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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  • acanthocyte — /euh kan theuh suyt /, n. Pathol. an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons with abetalipoproteinemia and certain malabsorption disorders. [1980 85; ACANTHO + CYTE] * * * …   Universalium

  • acanthocyte — noun An irregular or spiny cell …   Wiktionary

  • acanthocyte — An erythrocyte characterized by multiple spiny cytoplasmic projections, as in acanthocytosis. [acantho + G. kytos, cell] * * * acan·tho·cyte ə kan(t) thə .sīt n an abnormal red blood cell having variously shaped protoplasmic projections * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Reactive lymphocyte — surrounded by red blood cells. Reactive lymphocytes are lymphocytes that become large as a result of antigen stimulation. Typically they can be more than 30 µm in diameter with varying size and shape. The nucleus of a reactive lymphocyte can be… …   Wikipedia

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