Copper deficiency is characterized by fatigue, anemia, neutropenia (low level of neutrophils, the most
common type of white blood cell that protect against infection), leukopenia (abnormal decrease of leukocytes or white blood cells), bone and joint abnormalities, skin abnormalities, impairment of nerve and muscle function, impairment of adrenal and thyroid gland function, reproductive difficulties and loss of hair and skin color.
Neutrophils, the most
common type of white blood cell, can be taken over by cancer cells and used as an aid in metastasis...
Neutrophils are
a common type of white blood cell.
The technology does not provide a precise count of white blood cells, but reveals whether patients are above or below the threshold considered dangerous — defined as 500 neutrophils (the most
common type of white blood cell) per microliter of blood.
Not exact matches
Lead study author Dr. Daniel Lacorazza noted that «acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a
type of cancer
of the
white blood cells common in children... there is about an 80 percent cure rate, but some children don't respond to treatment.
He will also be looking for elevated
white blood cell count and any indications
of the suppression
of bone marrow, as this is one
of the
common internal signs
of this
type of toxicity.