| The vacuoles, or bubbles, in the cytoplasm likely indicate that the monocyte has become active and is trying to fight the infection. |
| In the first step in atherosclerosis, one type of white blood cell, the monocyte, takes up the modified LDL and accumulates cholesterol that can be converted into a macrophage foam cell. |
| Several of these cytokines are involved in monocyte production and recruitment. |
| The other main type of scavenger cell is the macrophage, the mature form of the monocyte. |
| The research results showed that the bacteria in cultured monocyte with extract of the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit was killed. |
| The inflammatory mediators signal eosinophil, basophil, neutrophil, and monocyte infiltration. |
