Eosinophilic granulocyte
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Eosinophilic granulocytes (eosinophils) are white blood cells,that are classified as granulocytes ) (along with neutrophils and basophils ). Eosinophils make up 1-3% of the total number of white blood cells. They have a bilobed nucleus and dark pink granules in their cytoplasm. They play an important role in allergic reactions (they phagocytose the allergen-antibody complex) and in protection against parasitic diseases (they release substances that damage parasites from their granules).
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- ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Eosinophilic granulocytes [online]. The last revision 18. 2. 2009, [cit. 13.11.2010]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160306065550/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Eozinofilní_granulocyty>.
