Agranulocyte
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In
hematologic blood values.[2]
The distinction between granulocytes and agranulocytes is not useful for several reasons. First, monocytes contain granules, which tend to be fine and weakly stained (see monocyte entry). Second, monocytes and the granulocytes are closely related cell types developmentally, physiologically and functionally. Third, this distinction is not used by haematologists; it is an erroneous separation that has no meaning.[citation needed]
Lymphocytes are much more common in the
HIV infection). CD8+ (cytotoxic) T cells and natural killer cells are able to kill cells of the body that are infected by a virus. T cells are crucial to the immune response because they possess a unique 'memory' system
which allows them to remember past invaders and prevent disease when a similar invader is encountered again.
Monocytes share the
macrophages
after they migrate from the bloodstream and enter tissue.
The granulocytes are
eosinophils, basophils, and mast cells
.
Infiltrate
Mononuclear cell infiltrates are characteristic of
graft rejection
.
Additional images
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Blood cell lineage
References
- ^ "What Are White Blood Cells? |". www.urmc.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "What Are Agranulocytes? - Definition & Function - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com". study.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- S2CID 415749.