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Descriptions

Eosinophil granulocytes, commonly referred to as eosinophils (from 'eosin (or acid)-loving' cells, hence the name) are white blood cells that appear brick-red when stained with eosin using the Romanowsky method. The red color is visible as small granules within the cellular cytoplasm. These granules contain histamine and proteins such as eosinophil peroxidase, RNase, DNases, lipase, plasminogen, and Major Basic Protein that are toxic to both pathogens and the host's tissues. Eosinophils persist in the circulation for 6-12 hours, and survive in the tissues for another 2-3 days if they aren't further stimulated. Eosinophils make up about 2.3% of the all white blood cells, and are about 10-12 micrometers in size. A key mediator in eosinophil activation is interleukin 5. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Eosinophils (Wikipedia)

Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin. The cytoplasm contains coarse, round and uniform granules stainable by eosin. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Eosinophils
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Eosinophil

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 嗜酸性粒细胞
Synonyms: 嗜伊红细胞;嗜曙红细胞;嗜酸;嗜酸细胞;粒性曙红白细胞;酸性粒细胞
fr-CA French (Canada) Éosinophiles
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Eosinofiilid
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Eosinófilos
it-IT Italian (Italy) Eosinofili
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Eozinofiller
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Эозинофилы
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) eosinofielen
fr-BE French (Belgium) Éosinophiles
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Eozynofile
Synonyms: Eozynofile