leukocyte activation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0045321
A change in morphology and behavior of a leukocyte resulting from exposure to a specific antigen, mitogen, cytokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor. [ GOC:add ]
Synonyms: immune cell activation, leucocyte activation
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- immune system process
- cell activation
- in taxon only Vertebrata
- has input some leukocyte
- only in taxon some Vertebrata