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CHAPTER 7 EOSINOPHIL MATURATION 75
EOSINOPHILIC BAND
FIGURE 7–6 Eosinophilic band.
SIZE: 10-15 mm
NUCLEUS: Constricted but no threadlike filament:
indentation is more than 50% of the width of a
hypothetical round nucleus
NOTE: Chromatin must be visible in constriction
Nucleoli: Not visible
Chromatin: Coarse, clumped
CYTOPLASM: Colorless, cream-colored
Granules:
Primary: Few
Secondary: Abundant pale to dark orange;
appear refractile
N/C RATIO: Cytoplasm predominates
REFERENCE INTERVAL:
Bone Marrow: 0% to 2%
Peripheral Blood: Rarely seen
