Amebocyte
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928-1936 Soviet Medical Encyclopedia defines amebocytes as amoeboid blood cells found in invertebrates that are capable of movement and phagocytosis, functionally corresponding to vertebrate leukocytes. It notes that these cells can be agranular or granular, and that invertebrates lack colored elements equivalent to vertebrate erythrocytes.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
AMEBOCYTE (from amoeba and kytos - cell), amoeboid cell, a term for the blood elements of invertebrates (Quenot). Amebocytes
are colorless cells capable of amoeboid movement and phagocytosis, meaning they fully correspond to the leukocytes of vertebrates. Amebocytes can be agranular or granular; colored elements corresponding to the erythrocytes of vertebrates are absent in the blood of invertebrates.
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“Amebocyte.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/amebocyte/