id | GO:0035172 Detailed information
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name | hemocyte proliferation
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namespace | biological_process
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def | "The multiplication or reproduction of hemocytes, resulting in the expansion of the cell population. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen." [GOC:bf, GOC:mtg_sensu]
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synonym | "arthropod blood cell proliferation" EXACT []
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is_a | GO:0002376 ! immune system process
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is_a | GO:0008283 ! cell proliferation
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