microcyte


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an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)

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Microscopic examination of blood films obtained from naturally infected camels showed presence of different morphological changes in erythrocyte such as tear droplet cells, eliptical cells, microcytes, microcytes with nuclear remnants, paler cells, stomatocytes, hypochromia and polychromia (Fig.
In the present study, various morphological anomalies such as leptocyte, microcyte, cytoplasmic vacuolation of erythrocytes and erythrocytes with pear shapein birds exposed to arsenic alone at higher levels and copper sulphate might be due to over production of lipid peroxidation products.
As an attempt to improve accuracy in the grading of microcytes and macrocytes, a custom reticle was developed and evaluated.
(1) As a result, abnormally small RBCs, such as microcytes and schistocytes, may be included in the upper region of the histogram and counted as platelets.
A peripheral blood film showed mild anemia with microcytes, no significant polychromasia or poikilocytosis, and neutrophils with prominent granulation.
Peripheral blood smear showed important anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with hypocrome microcytes predominance.
RBC morphology revealed marked anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with oval macrocytes, schistocytes and microcytes. Red Cell Distribution Width was 21%.
IT3000 has the ability to display these new parameters on our enquiry screen and so we can see the percentages of microcytes and macrocytes on every sample.
In the chromosomes segregation process, the observed irregularities were: precocious chromosomes migration in metaphases (Figure 1C and I), laggard chromosomes in anaphases (Figure 1D and J), micronuclei in telophases (Figure 1F, K and L), and tetrads with microcytes (Figure 2D).
In the examinations of abnormal shapes of erythrocytes, only microcytes, macrocytes, echinocytes and drepanocytes were discerned sporadically, once in several microscopic fields.