Blood smear: medium lymphocyte (100x objective lens)


This images shows a medium lymphocyte, with an off-center, dark-stained nucleus surrounded by moderate amount of blue-stained cytoplasm. The cytoplasm also contains small granules, which indicates that this may be a killer T-lymphocyte.

Stain = Wright's Blood Stain.


 


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The University of Oklahoma

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