Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
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ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 1CSL
While taking a clinical laboratory class, Marilyn prepared and examined blood smears from several donors. One of the smears had an increased percentage (about 10% of observed leukocytes) of cells containing reddish-orange granules. Discuss the type of cell described and the condition that may have caused this increase in the donor.
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