| oxyphil granule | A granule that stains with an acid dye such as eosin. Synonym: oxyphil granule. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| elementary granule | A particle of blood dust, or haemoconia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eosinophil granule | A granule that stains with eosin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kappa granule | <cell biology> Primary lysosomal granules found in neutrophil granulocytes, contain a wide range of hydrolytic enzymes. Sometimes referred to as primary granules to distinguish them from the specific or secondary granules. (02 Jan 1998) |
| keratohyalin granule | Granules found in living cells of keratinising epithelia and which contribute to the keratin content of the dead cornified cells. Some, but not all, contain sulphur rich keratin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| zymogen granule | <cell biology> Secretory vesicle containing an inactive precursor (zymogen). The contents are often very condensed. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lamellar granule | A membrane-bound granule, 100 to 500 nm in diameter, located in the upper layers of the stratum spinosum of certain stratified squamous epithelia. Synonym: lamellar granule, membrane-coating granule, Odland body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Langerhans' granule | A small tennis racket-shaped membrane-bound granule with characteristic cross-striated internal ultrastructure; first reported in Langerhans' cells of the epidermis. Synonym: Birbeck's granule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fuchsinophil granule | A granule that has an affinity for fuchsin. Synonym: Altmann's granule. (05 Mar 2000) |