Howell-Jolly bodies in reticulocytes in peripheral blood smear (human)

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Title Howell-Jolly bodies in reticulocytes in peripheral blood smear (human)
Creator Poels, Lambert G.
Contributor Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen; Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen
Date 2007-12-01
Description Stain: May-Grnwald-Giemsa (MGG). The Howell-Jolly-bodies (1) in the reticulocyte are remnants of the nucleus (nuclear chromatin granules) of an erythroblast during anomalous development due to vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency or in megaloblastic and hemolytic anemias. (2) Neutrophil with nuclear appendages. (3) Plasmacytoid lymphocyte (proliferating B cell) with bluish (basophilic) cytoplasm and a halo-zone. (4) Macrocytes with reduced central pallor.
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Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Collection Poja Histology Collection - Blood & Bone Marrow Subset
ARK ark:/87278/s6jm5d0j
Setname ehsl_heal
ID 891126
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jm5d0j
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