granulocyte
Granule-containing blood cell
A granulocyte is a type of white blood cell containing granules in its cytoplasm.
The three main types—neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils—play distinct roles in immune response, particularly fighting bacterial infections and parasites.
Granulocytes are produced in bone marrow and circulate in blood, responding rapidly to infection or inflammation.
Multi-lobed immune cell
- eosinophilAcidophilic white blood cell
- basophilGranular immune cell type
- leukocyteInfection-fighting blood cell
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
phagocytosis · bone marrow · circulation · plasma · erythrocyte · platelet · hemoglobin · leukemia
Protective tissue response
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- innateExisting since birth
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
histamine · cytokine · chemotaxis · allergy · immunology · antigen · interferon · immunity
Central controlling part
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
cytoskeleton · endocytosis · exocytosis · chromatin · segmented · vacuole · vesicle · morphology
neutrophil
Multi-lobed immune cell
- eosinophilAcidophilic white blood cell
- basophilGranular immune cell type
- leukocyteInfection-fighting blood cell
hematology · phagocytosis · bone marrow · circulation · plasma · erythrocyte · platelet · hemoglobin · leukemia · cytokine
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- innateExisting since birth
antibody · histamine · cytokine · chemotaxis · allergy · immunology · antigen · interferon · immunity · infection
nucleus
Central controlling part
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
organelle · cytoskeleton · endocytosis · exocytosis · chromatin · segmented · vacuole · vesicle · morphology
granulocytelymphocyte
Immune system white cell
monocyte · T cell · B cell · natural killer cell · macrophage
granular, granule, granulated, cytoplasm, granules, granulate, cytology, granuloma, granulation