Blood Work (14 Jul 09)

Blood Work (14 Jul 09)

During his weekly Full Blood Count (FBC), three of the major focus areas are:

a) Red Blood Cells

b) White Blood Cells (Particularly T-Lymphocytes and Neutrophils)

c) Platelets

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A three-dimensional ultrastructural image analysis of a T-lymphocyte (right), a platelet (center) and a red blood cell (left)

For an explanation of each of the different blood elements, click on the detail pages.