1.1 POJA-L558-HV. Normal plasma cell in peripheral blood smear (human)

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1.1  POJA-L558-HV

Title: Normal plasma cell in peripheral blood smear (human)
 
Description: Stain: May-Grünwald-Giemsa (MGG).

The mature plasma cell has a large basophilic cytoplasma for IgG production, a clearly visible unstained (white) Golgi area, and a nucleus with well-condensed heterochromatin.

Plasma cells can be found in the peripheral blood as a result of antigenic stimulation or certain infectious diseases (especially virus diseases).

​Abnormal plasma cells in the blood indicate a mature B-cell neoplasm.
 
Keywords/Mesh: blood, bone marrow, plasma cell, IgG, histology, POJA collection