Murine Monocytes

**Semantic type:** Cell

**Definition:** Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles.

**Synonyms:** - Blood monocyte - Marrow monocyte - Monocytes - Monocytes - monocyte