Sentence examples for major granules from inspiring English sources

There are four known types of granules within neutrophils, the two major granules are the primary (azurophilic) and secondary (specific) granules (Pham 2006).

The v-SNARE, syntaxin-7, located in the major granules of neutrophils, functions in the exocytosis of azurophilic granules from activated neutrophils [ 22].

Platelets have three major granule storage compartments: alpha granules, dense granules, and lysosomes.

Two major storage granules in platelets are α- and dense granules.

It is also possible that the nuage complex is structurally related to other major RNP granules such as those found in neurons [ 3].

HPLC measurement of A2E, the major lipofuscin granules component, has been used to assess the efficacy of therapies in Abca4−/− mice (48– 50).

Several queries to the authors: "It is also possible that the nuage complex is related to other major RNP granules such as those found in neurons [ 3]." -- related in which way? Two complexes may well include some homologous protein components - is this "related" in an interesting sense, or is something more dramatic implied?

Perforin and granzyme B, major cytoplasmic granule toxins, were downregulated in the NK cells from patients with iBD.

Platelets contain three major types of granules: α-granules, dense bodies, and lysosomes.

FMRP is one of the major components of RNA granules including neuronal granules (Barbee et al., 2006), stress granules (Mazroui et al., 2002), and in vitro assembled granules (Han et al., 2012; Kato et al., 2012).

Proteoglycan-2 or eosinophil granule major basic protein (mbp2) is a specific eosinophil marker [39].