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A good way to examine the cells in blood is to place a drop of blood on a glass slide and then draw it into a thin film before placing it under a microscope. By far the most numerous cells are the red cells, or erythrocytes. These are biconcave discs with a pale centre where they are thinnest. They do not have a nucleus. The less-numerous white cells have been stained to show up purplish in these images. They each have a nucleus.

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low-power view of
blood smear

high-power showing
two lymphocytes

high-power showing
polymorphonuclear leucocyte

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