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Eosinophil Morphology in Different Animal Species

Explore the unique morphology and granularity of eosinophils in peripheral blood smears of mammals: a comparative microscopy guide for veterinary hematology.

Amira Ibrahim Amira Ibrahim 1 min
Blood smear, eosinophil with a bean-shaped nucleus and fine cytoplasmic granulation
Blood smear, eosinophil with a bean-shaped nucleus and fine cytoplasmic granulation
Blood smear, eosinophil with a lobed nucleus against a background of erythrocyte anisocytosis
Blood smear, eosinophil with a lobed nucleus against a background of erythrocyte anisocytosis
Blood smear, eosinophil against a background of small ruminant erythrocytes
Blood smear, eosinophil against a background of small ruminant erythrocytes
Blood smear, eosinophil with a bilobed nucleus and oxyphilic granulation
Blood smear, eosinophil with a bilobed nucleus and oxyphilic granulation
Blood smear, horse eosinophil with giant rounded granules in the cytoplasm
Blood smear, horse eosinophil with giant rounded granules in the cytoplasm
Blood smear, dog eosinophil and neutrophil with a segmented nucleus
Blood smear, dog eosinophil and neutrophil with a segmented nucleus
Blood smear, cat eosinophils with typical rod-shaped granulation
Blood smear, cat eosinophils with typical rod-shaped granulation

Eosinophils of various animal species

  1. Elephant
  2. Fennec fox
  3. Ram
  4. Hedgehog
  5. Sheep
  6. Horse
  7. Dog
  8. Cat

🙏 Photos kindly provided by Amira Kuznetsova, hematologist at VETLAB veterinary laboratory network, Moscow Amira Kuznetsova.

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