A promonocyte (or premonocyte) is a cell arising from a
monoblast
Monoblasts are the committed progenitor cells that differentiated from a committed macrophage or dendritic cell precursor (MDP) in the process of hematopoiesis. They are the first developmental stage in the monocyte series leading to a macrophage. ...
and developing into a
monocyte
Monocytes are a type of leukocyte or white blood cell. They are the largest type of leukocyte in blood and can differentiate into macrophages and monocyte-derived dendritic cells. As a part of the vertebrate innate immune system monocytes also ...
.
See also
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Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell
Additional images
Image:Hematopoiesis (human) diagram en.svg, Hematopoiesis
Image:Promonocyte.png, Schematic image of a promonocyte
External links
"Monocyte Development" at tulane.edu* - "Bone marrow smear"
Blood cells
Immune system
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