| polys | polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
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| DMI | Defense Mechanism Inventory; Diagnostic Medical Instruments; diaphragmatic myocardial infarction; di... |
| LME | left mediolateral episiotomy; leukocyte migration enhancement |
| LMI | leukocyte migration inhibition |
| LMIF | leukocyte migration inhibition factor |
| leukocyte migration-inhibitory factors | Protein factor(s) released by sensitised lymphocytes (and possibly other cells) that inhibit the movement of leukocytes, especially polymorphonuclear cells, away from their site of release. Assays for these factors are used as tests for cellular immunity. Two of the common assays are the leukocyte migration capillary tube technique (lmct) and the leukocyte migration agarose technique (lmat). (12 Dec 1998) |
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