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total leucocyte count is
6000-8000
most abundant WBC
neutrophils
neutrophil %
60-65
%
function of neutrophils is
phagocytosis
neutrophils are
pentalobular
neutrophils can be dyed with
acidic
and
basic
dyes
least abundant WBC
basophils
basophil %
0.5-1
%
function of basophils
secretes
heparin
,
histamine
,
serotonin
and involved in
inflammatory
reactions
shape and nucleus of a basophil
s-
shape
2-3
lobes
basophils can be dyed with
methylene blue
dye
eosinophils %
2-3
%
function of eosinophils
involved in
allergic
reactions and resist
infections
release
histaminase
and
destructive
enzymes
nucleus of eosinophil
bilobed
eosinophils can be dyed with
eosin
dye
largest WBC
monocytes
monocytes %
6-8
%
function of monocytes
phagocytosis
nucleus of monocytes is
kidney
shaped
smallest WBC
lymphocytes
lymphocytes %
20-25
%
T lymphocytes are
macrophages
and
mature
in the thymus
B
lymphocytes
produce and transport antibodies
nucleus of lymphocytes is
large
and
spherical
increase in TLC results in
leucocytosis
abnormal increase in TLC results in
leukemia
decrease in TLC results in
leucocytopenia