Metamyelocyte
Metamyelocyte | |
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Four metamyelocytes, center of photo | |
Details | |
Precursor | Myelocyte |
Gives rise to | Band cell |
Function | A cell undergoing granulopoiesis, leading to a band cell. |
Identifiers | |
TH | H2.00.04.3.04008 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Basophilic_metamyelocyte.png/69px-Basophilic_metamyelocyte.png)
Basophilic
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Eosonophilic_metamyelocyte.png/69px-Eosonophilic_metamyelocyte.png)
Eosonophilic
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Neutrophilic_metamyelocyte.png)
Neutrophilic
A metamyelocyte is a cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell.
It is characterized by the appearance of a bent nucleus, cytoplasmic granules, and the absence of visible nucleoli. (If the nucleus is not yet bent, then it is likely a myelocyte.)
Additional images[]
Hematopoiesis
See also[]
- Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell
External links[]
- Histology image: 01805ooa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Bone Marrow and Hemopoiesis: bone marrow smear, neutrophilic metamyelocyte and mature PMN"
- Histology image: 75_05 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Histology at KUMC blood-blood11
- Histology at KUMC blood-blood12
- Interactive diagram at lycos.es
- Slide at marist.edu
- hematologyatlas.com
Categories:
- Histology
- Leukocytes
- Developmental biology stubs