Blood cell
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A blood cell is a cell produced through hematopoiesis and found mainly in the blood. Major types of blood cells include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Together, these three kinds o
Diagram showing the development of different blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells to mature cells.
The darker red blood syringes have deoxygenated blood, whereas the brighter red have oxygenated blood.
Artificially colored electron micrograph of blood cells. From left to right: erythrocyte, thrombocyte, leukocyte.
White blood cell
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White blood cells, also called immune cells or immunocytes, are cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign entities. White blood ce
Blood cell
…hematocyte) is a cell produced through hematopoiesis and found mainly in the blood. Major types of blood cells include red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes). Together, these three kinds of blood cells add up to a total 45% of the blood tissue by volume, with the…
Neutrophil engulfing anthrax bacteria
Eosinophil
Monocyte