neutrophil homeostasis - Ontology Browser

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Term:	neutrophil homeostasis	go back to main search page
Accession:	GO:0001780	browse the term view annotations
Definition:	The process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of neutrophils such that the total number of neutrophils within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus.
Comment:	Note that this term represents the return of neutrophil levels to stable numbers following an immune response as well as the proliferation and elimination of neutrophils required to maintain stable numbers in the absence of an outside stimulus.

Parent Terms	Term With Siblings	Child Terms
leukocyte homeostasis + myeloid cell homeostasis +	dendritic cell homeostasis lymphocyte homeostasis + macrophage homeostasis mast cell homeostasis + monocyte homeostasis neutrophil homeostasis + The process of regulating the proliferation and elimination of neutrophils such that the total number of neutrophils within a whole or part of an organism is stable over time in the absence of an outside stimulus.	neutrophil apoptotic process + neutrophil clearance