what sort of blood cells are also called LEUKOCYTES?
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Leukocytes are WBCs... "Leuko-" = white..."-cyte" = cell... Other white blood cells include Neutrophils, Monocytes, Eosinophils, & Basophils...other leukocytes are T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes...natural killer cells...
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1.connective tissue.2.White blood cells3.plasma.4.Red blood cells.5.dont know sorry6.Blood platelets (I think)7..8. 9.not clear.10.oxygen.
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A monocyte is a leukocyte, part of the human body's immune system that protect against blood-borne pathogens and move quickly to sites of infection in the tissues. It is one of the five major types of white blood cell, based on the appearance of white blood cells in stained smears as viewed under a light microscope.
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red blood cells (erythrocytes),  white blood cells (lymphocytes) (lots of different types),  phagocytes, macrophages, platelets (sticky part of blood), stem cells, nerve cells, sperm cells, egg cells, fibroblasts, epithelial cells (ciliated and otherwise), gastric mucosal cells, fat cells, islets of Langerhans (is that right?  pancreas), helper cells (immune system) - will that do to start?
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Red blood cell: The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide). Hemoglobin, aside from being a transport molecule, is a pigment. It gives the cell its red color (and name). \nThe mature red blood cell (RBC) is a non-nucleated biconcave disk. Thanks to this unusual shape and its hemoglobin content, the RBC is superbly suited to the transport of oxygen. \nA red blood cell is sometimes simply referred to as a red cell. It is also called an erythrocyte or, rarely today, a red blood corpuscle.\n\nWhite blood cell: One of the cells the body makes to help fight infections. There are several types of white blood cells (leukocytes). The two most common types are the lymphocytes and neutrophils (also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes, PMNs, or "polys"). \n\nLymphocytes are made in lymphoid tissue in the spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus gland. There are different kinds of lymphocytes. Lymphocytes identify foreign substances from germs (bacteria or viruses) in the body and produce antibodies and cells that specifically target them. It takes from several days to weeks for lymphocytes to recognize and attack a new foreign substance. \n\nNeutrophils are also major players in the body's defense against bacterial infections. Neutrophils are made in the bone marrow and circulate in the bloodstream. Neutrophils move out of the blood vessels into the infected tissue to attack the bacteria. The pus in a boil (an abscess) is made up largely of neutrophils. Normally a serious bacterial infection causes the body to produce an increased number of neutrophils, resulting in a higher than normal white blood cell count (WBC). When the WBC is low, there may not be enough neutrophils to defend against bacterial infections. \n\nThe white blood cell count is done by counting the number of white blood cells in a sample of blood. A normal WBC is in the range of 4,000 to 11,000 cells per microliter. A low WBC is called leukopenia. A high WBC is termed leukocytosis. \n\nA normal absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is in the range of 1,500 to 8,000 cells per microliter. If the ANC is below 500 for an extended period of time, the risk of serious bacterial infection may increase significantly. A low neutrophil count is called neutropenia.
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A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell involved in the human body's immune system. There are two broad categories of lymphocytes, namely T cells and B cells. Lymphocytes play an important and integral part of the body's defenses.\n\nT cells are chiefly responsible for cell-mediated immunity whereas B cells are primarily responsible for humoral immunity (relating to antibodies). T cells are named such because these lymphocytes mature in the thymus; B cells, named for the bursa of Fabricius in which they mature in bird species, are thought to mature in the bone marrow in humans.\n\nIn the presence of an antigen, B cells can become much more metabolically active and differentiate into plasma cells, which secrete large quantities of antibodies.\n\nMicroscopically, in a Wright's stained peripheral blood smear, a normal lymphocyte has a large, dark-staining nucleus with little to no basophilic cytoplasm. In normal situations, the coarse, dense nucleus of a lymphocyte is approximately the size of a red blood cell (about 7 micrometres in diameter). Some lymphocytes show a clear perinuclear zone (or halo) around the nucleus or could exhibit a small clear zone to one side of the nucleus.\n\nIt is impossible to distinguish between T cells and B cells in a peripheral blood smear. Normally, flow cytometry testing is used for specific lymphocyte population counts. When one must specifically determine the percentage of lymphocytes that produce a particular secretion (say, a specific antibody or cytokine), the ELISPOT or secretion assay techniques can be used instead.\n\nThe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hijacks and destroys T cells (specifically, CD4+ lymphocytes). Without this key defense, the body is susceptible to opportunistic diseases that otherwise would not kill healthy people.\n\nA lymphocyte count is part of a peripheral complete blood cell count and is expressed as percentage of lymphocytes to total white blood cells counted. An increase in lymphocytes is usually a sign of a viral infection (in some rare cases, leukemias are found through an abnormally raised lymphocyte count in an otherwise normal person). A general increase in the number of lymphocytes is known as lymphocytosis whereas a decrease is lymphocytopenia.\n\nThe formation of lymphocytes is known as lymphopoiesis.\n\n\nThe immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (Though in a broad sense, almost every organ has a protective function — for example, the tight seal of the skin or the acidic environment of the stomach.) When the immune system is functioning properly, it protects the body against bacteria and viral infections, destroying cancer cells and foreign substances. If the immune system weakens, its ability to defend the body also weakens, allowing pathogens, including viruses that cause common colds and flu, to grow and flourish in the body. The immune system also performs surveillance of tumor cells, and immune suppression has been reported to increase the risk of certain types of cancer
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DEVIL is partially correct.  Red blood cells are used to transport oxygen.  They also carry carbon dioxide.  Red blood cells are like little delivery vehicles.  They pick up and deliver oxygen to where it's needed and return carbon dioxide to the lungs to be exhaled.
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Leukemia is an abnormal increase in whiteblood cells.\nBut there is not enough white blood cells that actually fight infection\nUsually accompanied by fatigue and weakness and anemia\n\nA good explanation from a site:\n\nIn a healthy person, the bone marrow makes the blood-forming cells that turn into the white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets in the blood. An ALL patient's marrow makes too many blast cells (immature white blood cells). These blast cells should turn into the white blood cells called lymphocytes, but they do not. So many blast cells grow that the marrow does not have room to make the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. This causes these symptoms of ALL:\n\n\nAnemia -- feeling tired, short of breath and looking pale, caused by too few red blood cells \nBruising easily and having cuts that heal slowly or not at all, caused by too few platelets \nHaving frequent infections, especially of the skin or ear, caused by too few normal white blood cells
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Simplified explanation: The blood cells are formed from stem cells in the bone marrow. Many of the various proteins in the blood are formed in the liver. The liquid part of the blood is formed from the liquid you drink and is filtered by the kidneys.
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Red blood cells consist of a selectively permeable plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and hemoglobin.  Antigens on the surface are responsible for blood groups such as ABO and Rh.\n\nWhite blood cells do not have hemoglobin, but do contain nuclei.  WBC also have surface proteins called major histocompatibility antigens.\n\nPlatelets are fragments of large cells that have been enclosed by a piece of cell membrane.  Platelets do not contain a nucleus, but do contain granules that play a role in blood clotting.\n\nPlasma is the straw colored liquid left when the formed elements of blood are taken out.  It is composed of albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen.
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When your body finds cells that it does not recognize as its own it will attack and break them down. This is the purpose of white blood cells, to find foreign cells such as viruses and bacteria to eliminate them.
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White Blood Cells\n\nThere are between 6,000 and 8,000 white cells per cubic millimetre of blood. White cells, slightly larger than red cells, are also called leukocytes. They purify and protect the body from infections. Once an infection is detected in any part of the body, the while cells move in to fight it.
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There are 3 types of blood cells:- \nred blood cells \nwhite blood cells \nplatelets\n\nThese three types of blood cells are mostly manufactured in the bone marrow.\n\nRed blood cells (also called erythrocytes) are shaped like slightly indented, flattened disks. Red blood cells contain an iron-rich protein called hemoglobin. Blood gets its bright red color when hemoglobin in red blood cells picks up oxygen in the lungs.\n\nWhite blood cells (also called leukocytes) are a key part of the body's system for defending itself against infection. They can move in and out of the bloodstream to reach affected tissues. The blood contains far fewer white blood cells than red cells, although the body can increase production of white blood cells to fight infection. They fight germs such as bacteria and viruses and may also attempt to destroy cells that have become infected or have changed into cancer cells. \n\nPlatelets (also called thrombocytes) are tiny oval-shaped cells made in the bone marrow. They help in the clotting process.\n\nU asked what can happen when white blood cells are not enough.. 3 most known diseases:-\n\nNeutropenia -occurs when there aren't enough of a certain type of white blood cell to protect the body against bacterial infections. People who take certain chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer may develop neutropenia. \n\nHIV -a virus that attacks certain types of white blood cells (lymphocytes) that work to fight infection. Infection with the virus can result in AIDS leaving the body prone to infections and certain other diseases.\n\nLeukemia -cancer of the cells that produce white blood cells.\n\nIt is good if you can visit a pharmacist and get advise on the right supplement to take to balance the white blood cells in your blood. Every case/person is unique - so there's no 1 supplement that should work for every person with blood cell disorder.\n\nGood luck.
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Stem cells that differentiate into luekocytes.  They then mature in the thymus.  This makes them T-cells.  The T for where they come from, the thymus.  (B-cells mature in bone marrow) ... in a nutshell
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That would be the red blood cells. White blood cells have to do with immunity to illnesses.
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Are you referring to leukopenia - a low white blood cell count?\n\nIt really depends on the cause of it and what specific kind of white blood cell line is affected.\n\nAmgen, a biotech company (the largest actually) has a medication called Neupogen that can stimulate production of certain kinds of white blood cells in the right setting.\n\nYou should discuss this problem with your doctor.
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Red blood cells are also known as RBCs or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for "red" and kytos for "hollow", with cyte nowadays translated as "cell").