Bone marrow neutrophils (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Bone marrow neutrophils

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Neutrophils, blood cells that serve as a first-response to invading bacteria, feature nuclei that — rather than being uniformly round as most other cells — are divided into multiple petals or lobes, allowing them to migrate into densely populated tissues. Here they are shown in human bone marrow (purple cells) in the company of many red blood cells.

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Dr. Huan-You Wang

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