prophagocytic en · ADJ
Etymology
From pro- + phagocytic.
Meanings
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Promoting phagocytic activity.
As previously reported, RBCs gradually lose CD47 expression as they age, lose sialic acids from glycoproteins and glycolipids, and reorganize membrane phospholipids in a manner that presumably accumulates prophagocytic signals, leading to their elimination by phagocytosis.
2015 September 22, “Pre-Clinical Development of a Humanized Anti-CD47 Antibody with Anti-Cancer Therapeutic Potential”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more prophagocytic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most prophagocytic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |