Types of Leukocytes

 

• Granulocytes (Granular Leukocytes)
  • Types
    • Neutrophil (Seg, Poly)  65% (50-70%)
      • Fight Acute Bacterial Infection
    • Eosinophil 3% (3-4%)
      • Seen in Allergy
    • Basophil  1% (0.5-1%)
      • Function Uncertain?
• Agranulocyte (Agranular Leukocytes)
  • Types
    • Monocyte  6% (3-8%) 
      • Fight Chronic Bacterial Infection
    • Lymphocyte 25% (25-45%)
      • B-Lymphocytes
        • Fight Viral Infection
      • T-Lymphocytes
        • Fight Fungal (yeast) infections, Parasitic Infections, Cancer and Transplants