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alkaline phosphatse

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kmp
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02/06/05 - 03:17 PM

A high cytoplasmic staining intensity for alkaline phosphatse in a peripheral blood smear indicates the presence of

A) basophils

B) monocytes

C) neutrophils

D) eosinophils

E) promyelocytes.

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02/06/05 - 03:39 PM

monocytes?

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02/06/05 - 05:36 PM

No try again

monocytes contain azurophilic granules but no alkaline phosphatase

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02/06/05 - 06:32 PM

promyelocytes?

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02/07/05 - 12:02 PM

No

Promyelocyte is an early cell in the diffrentiation pathway of granulocytes they contain large azurophilic granuals

02/07/05 - 12:23 PM

basophils??????

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02/07/05 - 01:31 PM

Basophils contain eosinophilic chemotactic factor,heparin,histamine and peroxidase.

Ans C netutrophils

Alkaline phosphatase is the marker for the mature neutrophil.

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