As you can see there is some overlap in these conditions and there are similar conditions associated with
other types of white blood cells.
Not exact matches
Copeland's team also noted that these mice suffered from a host
of immune - related problems, the most crippling being a flood
of macrophages — a
type of white blood cell — damaging the lungs and
other organs.
IL - 17 attracted
other immune
cells called neutrophils — the most abundant
type of white blood cell — to the conjunctiva and induced the release
of anti-microbial proteins into the tears.
When the
white and red
blood cells are seen through a microscope, the veterinarian can also obtain information about the
type of anemia, inflammation or any
other abnormalities.
The total number
of cells and the relative percentages
of the different
types of white blood cells can help diagnose infection, stress, leukemia (a
type of blood cancer) and
other bone marrow disorders.
Eosinophils are a
type of white blood cell which occur in higher numbers when heartworm for cats is present, but can also indicate the presence
of other parasites besides cat heartworm.
While some believe that these tumors are a soft tissue sarcoma,
others have categorized malignant histiocytosis as a
type of histiocytic sarcoma, which may be influenced by an abnormally large amount
of histiocytes, a
type of white blood cells that are integral to immune system functions.