Scientific Image Gallery
Welcome to our Scientific Image Gallery. Here you can find real-life examples of cell images, mostly (but not only) from peripheral blood films, that illustrate typical morphologic characteristics pointing to specific conditions or disorders. This constitutes their diagnostic value.
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Metamyelocyte with a smooth, doughnut-shaped nucleus and bluish cytoplasm. Metamyelocytes are usually not found in the peripheral blood of rats. This blood smear is of an aged animal showing a picture of anaemia.
<p>Metamyelocyte with a smooth, doughnut-shaped nucleus and bluish cytoplasm. Metamyelocytes are usually not found in the peripheral blood of rats. This blood smear is of an aged animal showing a picture of anaemia.</p>
Rat monocyte with distinctive characteristics such as the colour shade of the cytoplasm and presence of vacuoles. The nucleus has a sharp notch.
<p>Rat monocyte with distinctive characteristics such as the colour shade of the cytoplasm and presence of vacuoles. The nucleus has a sharp notch.</p>
Rat neutrophils have pale cytoplasm with fine, diffuse granules. The nucleus is highly segmented, coiled, or ribbon-like with numerous indentations. This cell’s doughnut-shaped nucleus is folded.
<p>Rat neutrophils have pale cytoplasm with fine, diffuse granules. The nucleus is highly segmented, coiled, or ribbon-like with numerous indentations. This cell’s doughnut-shaped nucleus is folded.</p>
The nucleus of rat neutrophils is highly segmented, coiled, or ribbon-like with numerous indentations. The cytoplasm is pale with fine, diffuse granules. Mild platelet aggregation.
<p>The nucleus of rat neutrophils is highly segmented, coiled, or ribbon-like with numerous indentations. The cytoplasm is pale with fine, diffuse granules. Mild platelet aggregation.</p>
Blood smear with target cells, hypo- and polychromasia.
<p>Blood smear with target cells, hypo- and polychromasia. </p>
Anisocytosis, hypo- and polychromasia. In the centre, there is a neutrophil with a hypersegmented nucleus of which each segment is round – an atypical finding.
<p>Anisocytosis, hypo- and polychromasia. In the centre, there is a neutrophil with a hypersegmented nucleus of which each segment is round – an atypical finding.</p>
Blood smear of a rat showing various red blood cell morphologies: Howell-Jolly bodies (red arrow), helmet shapes, spherocytes, stomatocytes and a nucleated red blood cell.
<p>Blood smear of a rat showing various red blood cell morphologies: Howell-Jolly bodies (red arrow), helmet shapes, spherocytes, stomatocytes and a nucleated red blood cell.</p>
Blood smear of a rat showing marked anisocytosis, poikilocytosis and polychromasia. A nucleated red blood cell can be seen in the centre.
<p>Blood smear of a rat showing marked anisocytosis, poikilocytosis and polychromasia. A nucleated red blood cell can be seen in the centre.</p>
Blood smear stained with brilliant cresyl blue (5-fold dilution) showing reticulocytes and red blood cells containing Heinz bodies.
<p>Blood smear stained with brilliant cresyl blue (5-fold dilution) showing reticulocytes and red blood cells containing Heinz bodies.</p>