Apoptosis
- Size : Medium, 10 µm
- N/C ratio= Medium
- Cytoplasm
- Extension : Thin
- Basophilia : Moderately intense
- Number of granules : Absent
- Color of granules : N/A
- Membrane : Regular
- Nucleus
- Situation : Eccentric
- Chromatin : N/A
- Nucleoli : Absent
- Membrane : Regular
- Normal values : Rare in the blood
- Description / Pathology :
Medium size cell, with fragmented nucleus and smooth chromatin, basophil and vacuolated cytoplasm.
Generally linked to the mononucleosic syndrome found in post-mortem specimen (sudden infant death syndrome).