Promyelocyte
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Granulocyte
Granulocytes are a category of white blood cells characterized by the presence of granules in their cytoplasm. They are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes because of the varying shapes of the nucleus, which is usually lobed into three segments...
precursor, developing from the myeloblast
Myeloblast
The myeloblast is a unipotent stem cell, which will differentiate into one of the actors of the Granulocyte series.- Origin :These cells descend from the primitive reticulum cells, which are found in the stroma of the marrow. There is also an intermediate phase between the myeloblast and these...
and developing into the myelocyte
Myelocyte
A myelocyte is a young cell of the granulocytic series, occurring normally in bone marrow, but not in circulating blood .-Histology:...
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External links
- "18. Bone Marrow and Hemopoiesis: bone marrowBone marrow
Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the interior of bones. In humans, bone marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. On average, bone marrow constitutes 4% of the total body mass of humans; in adults weighing 65 kg , bone marrow accounts for approximately 2.6 kg...
smear, promyelocyte and erythroblasts " "Bone marrow" "Bone marrow"
- "White Cell Basics: Maturation" at virginia.edu - "Bone marrow smear"