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Hematopoiesis
Process
Cell differentiation
Lymphocyte
Changes in cytoplasm
Changes in nucleus
Reduction in cell size
Gradual transformation
Changes are simultaneous and parallel
Changes in Cytoplasma
Loss of basophilia:
Romanowsky staining (Giemsa)
The more basophilic cytoplasma, the more
immature cell
Cytoplasmic granules in granulocytes
Azurophil (primary granules)
Specific (secondary granules)
Eosinophil
Basophil
Neutrophil
Elaboration of hemoglobin
Blue cytoplasm in pronormoblast and red cytoplasm
in erythrocyte
Changes in Nucleus
Nuclear Maturation
Shape
Round or oval in blasts
Striking changes in granulocytes
Structure delicate netlike or sponge like
Chromatin in blasts
Chromatin strands become more coarse and
clumped as the cells matures
Reduction in the number of nucleoli
Megakaryocytes
Further Reading
http://www.hematologyatlas.com/principalpage.htm
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