Granulocytes

… [Koichi Tanaka]
[Human white blood cells]
There are 4,000 to 10,000 cells per mm3 of blood, and they are broadly classified into granulocytes, which have granules inside the cell, monocytes, which have horseshoe-shaped nuclei and abundant cytoplasm, and lymphocytes, which have small, round nuclei. (1) Granulocytes are also called granular white blood cells. They are 9 to 15 μm in diameter. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "granulocyte" is listed below.

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…【田中 康一】
【ヒトの白血球】
　血液1mm3あたり4000～1万個存在し，細胞内に顆粒を有する顆粒球，核は馬蹄形を呈し豊富な細胞質をもつ単球，小型で円形の核を有するリンパ球に大別される。(1)顆粒球granulocyte　顆粒性白血球ともいう。直径9～15μm。…

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