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What is a blood smear?
A sample of blood smeared over a microscope slide, and stains are added to the sample to make the different cells easy to see.
What does identifying the numbers of different types of lymphocytes in a blood smear indicate?
If a non-specific or specific immune response is taking place
What is a differential white blood cell count?
Where you count the different types of white blood cells seen in the sample
What is a decrease in the number of leukocytes called?
Leukopenia
What is an increase in the number of leukocytes called?
Leukocytosis
What organelles do plasma cells have lots of due to the mass production of antibodies ?
Ribosomes, RER, golgi, secretory vesicles to enable a high rate of protein synthesis