RT Book, Section
A1 Holland, Steven M.
A1 Gallin, John I.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1128352726
T1 DISORDERS OF GRANULOCYTES AND MONOCYTES
T2 Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071814904
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128352726
RD 2024/04/20
AB Leukocytes,  the  major  cells  comprising  inflammatory  and  immune  responses,  include  neutrophils,  T  and  B  lymphocytes,  natural  killer  (NK)  cells,  monocytes,  eosinophils,  and  basophils.  These  cells  have  specific  functions,  such  as  antibody  production  by  B  lymphocytes  or  destruction  of  bacteria  by  neutrophils,  but  in  no  single  infectious  disease  is  the  exact  role  of  the  cell  types  completely  established.  Thus,  whereas  neutrophils  are  classically  thought  to  be  critical  to  host  defense  against  bacteria,  they  may  also  play  important  roles  in  defense  against  viral  infections.