granulocytes
Last reviewed 01/2018
The granulocytes are a group of white blood cells defined on the basis of their granular appearance on microscopic examination after application of Romanowsky stains. They are all derived from a promyelocyte precursor within the bone marrow by granulopoiesis.
Granulocytes include:
- neutrophils - polymorphonuclear leukocytes
- basophils
- eosinophils