White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte

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White blood cell - polymorphonuclear leucocyte. University of Edinburgh. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Colour-enhanced transmission electron microscope image of a polymorphonuclear leucocyte or neutrophil. This type of white blood cell has many lobes to its nucleus - four can be seen here in purple. The nuclear membrane is highlighted in pale blue. Neutrophils are mainly involved in ingesting and destroying small organisms such as bacteria.

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