Term Information

Accession
GO:0045321
Name
leukocyte activation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
immune cell activation, leucocyte activation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A change in morphology and behavior of a leukocyte resulting from exposure to a specific antigen, mitogen, cytokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor. Source: GOC:add
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0045321 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of leukocyte activation (GO:0045321)
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leukocyte activation [is_a relation] is_a  cell activation (GO:0001775)
leukocyte activation [is_a relation] is_a  immune system process (GO:0002376)
Children of leukocyte activation (GO:0045321)
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plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation (GO:0002270) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation
leukocyte activation involved in immune response (GO:0002366) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation
positive regulation of leukocyte activation (GO:0002696) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  leukocyte activation
regulation of leukocyte activation (GO:0002694) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  leukocyte activation
leukocyte adhesive activation (GO:0050902) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation
leukocyte activation involved in inflammatory response (GO:0002269) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation
lymphocyte activation (GO:0046649) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation
negative regulation of leukocyte activation (GO:0002695) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  leukocyte activation
myeloid leukocyte activation (GO:0002274) [is_a relation] is_a  leukocyte activation