TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Myeloid Precursors A1 - MA, Lichtman A1 - MS, Shafer A1 - RE, Felgar A1 - N, Wang PY - 2017 T2 - Lichtman's Atlas of Hematology 2016 AB - Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt)V.D.001Band and segmented neutrophil. Marrow film. The band neutrophil has the same cytoplasmic appearance as its predecessor, the neutrophilic metamyelocyte, that is a tan coloration throughout the cytoplasm, reflecting the neutral staining properties of the neutrophilic granules, not individually discernible because they are less than 0.5 μm in diameter. The sole distinguishing feature of this state of maturation is the sausage shaped nucleus with a thickness that is nearly identical from one end of the nucleus to the other with no hint of segmentation. A segmented neutrophil sits adjacent to the band neutrophil. Note the clear segmentation with one lobe being connected to the remainder of the nucleus by a very thin strand. Note irregularities in the main body of the nucleus with minor and major constrictions and another developing segment apparent at the right end of the nucleus. The nuclear chromatin is more condensed and darker than that of the band neutrophil. A small lymphocyte is at the bottom of the field. In supravital preparations nuclear segmentation is a dynamic event with changing lobe numbers and areas of segmentation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138037650 ER -