Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having only one nucleus.
- adjective Chemistry Monocyclic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a single nucleus; uninuclear: as, large mononuclear cells.
- noun A cell with a single nucleus; a uninuclear, as distinguished from a multinuclear, cell.
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- adjective biology Having a single
nucleus - adjective chemistry
monocyclic
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- adjective having only one nucleus
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Examples
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Treating tumors with nanoparticles has been challenging because immune cells called mononuclear phagocytes identify them and yank them from circulation, preventing the nanomaterials from reaching their target.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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NGF effect on other spleen cells, such as mononuclear cells [81], and the existence of NGF receptors on thymocytes [82], clearly suggests that the NGF action extends also to cells belonging to a network of enormous functional significance.
Nobel Lecture The Nerve Growth Factor: Thirty-Five Years Later 1986
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"Alterations" in muscle were seen in turkeys fed ractopamine, like an increase in "mononuclear cell infiltrate and myofiber degeneration," says its 2008 new drug application documents.
Martha Rosenberg: Arsenic, Antibiotics and Asthma Drugs in Your Turkey? Martha Rosenberg 2011
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"Alterations" in muscle were seen in turkeys fed ractopamine, like an increase in "mononuclear cell infiltrate and myofiber degeneration," says its 2008 new drug application documents.
Martha Rosenberg: Arsenic, Antibiotics and Asthma Drugs in Your Turkey? Martha Rosenberg 2011
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"Alterations" in muscle were seen in turkeys fed ractopamine, like an increase in "mononuclear cell infiltrate and myofiber degeneration," says its 2008 new drug application documents.
Martha Rosenberg: Arsenic, Antibiotics and Asthma Drugs in Your Turkey? Martha Rosenberg 2011
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Arzt, Eduardo, et al. Immunomodulation by indoleamines: Serotonin and melatonin action on DNA and interferon-y synthesis by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
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"Immunomodulation by indoleamines: Serotonin and melatonin action on DNA and interferon-y synthesis by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells".
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"Immunomodulation by indoleamines: Serotonin and melatonin action on DNA and interferon-y synthesis by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells".
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Moreover, whereas listening to Beethoven had no effect on in vitro production of total IgE and latex-specific IgE by mononuclear cells, listening to Mozart significantly reduced in vitro production of total IgE and latex-specific IgE.
Archive 2007-01-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Moreover, whereas listening to Beethoven had no effect on in vitro production of total IgE and latex-specific IgE by mononuclear cells, listening to Mozart significantly reduced in vitro production of total IgE and latex-specific IgE.
Allegra non troppo Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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