a blood smear is often used as a follow-up test to abnormal resu

acute anemia antigen bactericidal band basophil beta biology blast blood bone cell cytoplasm disease eosinophil granulation health hematology immune increase infection laboratory leukemia lobed lymphocyte marrow medical medicine metamyelocyte microbiology microcyte microscope monocyte myeloblast neutrophil normal nucleus phagocytes platelet pmn red response segmented slide smear system thalassemia thalassemias toxic white