phagocytic index

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phagocytic index

n.
Any of various indexes used to assess phagocytic activity, as by separating out phagocytes (neutrophils and macrophages) from a blood sample, incubating the phagocytes with bacteria, and determining the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte.
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Total hemocyte count, phagocytic activity and phagocytic index, and serum antioxidant activity were determined to assess innate immune system function and oxidative stress, respectively.
IMPACT OF VITAMIN [K.sub.1] ON TISSUE VITAMIN K LEVELS, IMMUNITY, AND SURVIVAL OF GREENLIP ABALONE, HALIOTIS LAEVIGATA, AT SUMMER WATER TEMPERATURES
Macrophage engulfment percentage and phagocytic index were evaluated by the formulas (Tatarczuch et al.
EFFECT OF COLCHICINE ON CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSES IN MICE
a) Phagocytic rate ([R.sub.P]), b) Phagocytic index ([I.sub.P]).
Effect of [beta]-glucan dietary levels on immune response and hematology of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus juveniles
The phagocytic index was calculated as the percentage of cells performing phagocytosis using the mean number of particles per cells.
Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains Stimulate the Inflammatory Response and Activate Human Macrophages
Additionally, we examined the effect of coculture on the phagocytic index of M[PHI] in response to zymosan exposure.
Mouse Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Expressing Adipogenic and Osteogenic Transcription Factors Suppress the Macrophage Inflammatory Response
Determination of phagocytic activity and phagocytic index Phagocytic activity was determined according to Kawahara et al.
The Biochemical, Pathological and Immunological Effectiveness of Commercial Probiotics in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
Phagocytic index (a) showed significantly higher response in all three polysaccharides administered groups.
Aloe vera Polysaccharides as Biological Response Modifiers in Chickens
The results were expressed as percentage of heterophils with bacteria and phagocytic index (PI), where PI = (the percentage of heterophils containing bacteria) x (the average number of bacteria per ingesting heterophil).
Heterophil phagocytic activity stimulated by Lactobacillus salivarius L61 and L55 supplementation in broilers with Salmonella infection
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