Granulocytes are named for the densely staining granules in their cytoplasm and are also referred to as polymorphonuclear leukocytes due to their oddly shaped nuclei.

Authors

• Person: Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M Organization: Garland Science
  The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH

Sources

• The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M · Garland Science via serper

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• granulocytes concept
• cytoplasm concept