| myelocyte | A motile cell produced by and found in the bone marrow which develops intogranular leukocytes. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| myelocyte A | The youngest form of myelocyte, characterised by only a few (not more than ten) cytoplasmic granules, which are most reliably demonstrated by means of staining with neutral red; the mitochondria are numerous, and resemble those of the myeloblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myelocyte B | The intermediate form of myelocyte, characterised by approximately 30 to 100 (or more) cytoplasmic granules scattered among the mitochondria; the latter are less numerous than in myelocyte's of the A stage, and they are frequently displaced toward the periphery of the cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myelocyte C | The most mature of the myelocyte's characterised by numerous cytoplasmic granules that are recognizable as neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic; with neutral red these are stained, respectively, red, bright yellow, and deep maroon; C myelocyte's are frequently larger than earlier forms; if the nucleus is indented, the myelocyte is maturing into a metamyelocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |