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Mature neutrophils, as found in normal blood, are very uniform cells with a diameter of 12–15 μm as measured in smears on glass slides. In tissue, the cells are rounded (presumably) and appear somewhat smaller. They are highly differentiated and have some unique structural features.
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Bessis, M., Living Blood Cells and Their Ultrastructure, translated by R. I. Weed, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1973.
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Murphy, P. (1976). Morphology and Cellular Physiology of Neutrophil Granulocytes. In: The Neutrophil. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7418-3_3
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