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Leukocytes are divided into granulocytes and agranulocytes:

1. Granulocytes (have granules in their cytoplasm).

a.Neutrophils are the most common. Eat disease organisms (phagocytes).

b.Eosinophils kill parasites

c.Basophils release heparin and histamine, may move from blood to go to site of infection and are called mast cells

2.Agranulocytes (without granules)

a.Monocytes largest white cell moving to tissues as a macrophage.

b.Lymphocytes longest lasting (up to years) involved in antibody actions.

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