| 31. | neutrophils, while many of the pigmented colonies survive.
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| 32. | Neutrophil granulocytes have an average diameter of 12-15 peripheral blood smears.
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| 33. | A normal neutrophil should have 3-5 segments.
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| 34. | Some experts hypothesize that the short lifetime of neutrophils is an evolutionary adaptation.
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| 35. | Decreases in neutrophil function have been linked to hyperglycemia.
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| 36. | The second type involves the use of the enzyme myeloperoxidase from neutrophil granules.
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| 37. | Neutrophils can secrete products that stimulate monocytes and macrophages.
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| 38. | Chemokines are signaling molecules produced by infected cells and attract neutrophils and macrophages.
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| 39. | This is unique in that many bacterial infections illustrate neutrophil-predominance instead.
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| 40. | Neutrophils are also an important component of oncomodulin activation.
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