Myelocyte characteristics
% of bone
marrow cell population:
5 -
20%
Rarely seen
Nuclear
appearance:
Clumped
chromatin pattern
Nucleoli:
Last
cell capable of mitosis
Cytoplasm
appearance:
Golgi
apparatus well defined
Secondary
or specific granules present
First
stage granulocytic cells identifiable
Shape:
Round to oval
Traces
of pink show in neutrophils