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phagostimulant

phagostimulant

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Noun

phagostimulant (plural phagostimulants)

  1. Any material that stimulates the production of phagocytes
    • 2015 September 16, “Use of Centrifugal Filter Devices to Concentrate Dengue Virus in Mosquito per os Infection Experiments”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0138161:
      The infectious meal was prepared with fresh washed bovine red cells, viral supernatant (1:2) and adenosine triphosphate at 5 mM as phagostimulant.