CELLS OF THE ERYTHROCYTIC AND GRANULOCYTIC LINEAGES
Erythrocytic lineage
Basophilic erythroblast
A cell slightly larger than a red blood cell, with a nucleus of dense chromatin and basophilic, bluish cytoplasm.
Polychromatophilic erythroblast
Small cell with a spherical nucleus of dense chromatin and cytoplasm of an intermediate color between basophilic and red blood cell color.
Granulocytic lineage
Promielócito
Large cell with a voluminous nucleus containing a nucleolus and slightly basophilic cytoplasm containing very small granules.
Neutrophil metamyelocytes
Small cells, sausage-shaped nuclei with dense chromatin, cytoplasm with neutrophil granules.
Bone marrow smear. Staining: Leishman. Large magnification.
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