Band cell
| Band cell | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Code | TH H2.00.04.3.04011 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Neutrophilic band cell
Basophilic band cell
Eosinophilic band cell
A band cell (also called band neutrophil or stab cell) is a cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a metamyelocyte, and leading to a mature granulocyte.
It is characterized by having a nucleus which is curved, but not lobar.[1]
The term "band cell" implies a granulocytic lineage (e.g. neutrophils).[2]
Amount
A count of band neutrophils is used to measure inflammation.
Blood reference ranges for neutrophilic band cells in adults are 3 to 5% of white blood cells,[3] or up to 0.7 x109/L.[4]
An excess is called bandemia.
See also
- Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell
Additional images
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Band neutrophil in peripheral blood film
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Hematopoiesis
References
- ↑ "band cell" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ "Eosinophilic band". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ↑ Last page of Deepak A. Rao; Le, Tao; Bhushan, Vikas (2007). First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2008 (First Aid for the Usmle Step 1). McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 0-07-149868-0.
- ↑ Clinical Laboratory Medicine. By Kenneth D. McClatchey. Page 807.
External links
- band+cell at eMedicine Dictionary
- Histology image: 01807loa — Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Bone Marrow and Hemopoiesis: bone marrow smear, neutrophil series"
- Histology at KUMC blood-blood11
- Histology image: 75_07 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Histology at okstate.edu
- Slide at hematologyatlas.com - "Neutrophil band" visible in second row
- Interactive diagram at lycos.es
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