Changes

====Neutrophilic metamyelocyte====

====Neutrophilic metamyelocyte====

At this stage mitosis can no longer occur. The nucleus elongates, becomes heterochromatic and has a kidney like shape. Differentiation is now much clearer between other granulocytes as the specific granules are in a far greater number than the primary granules formed in the promyelocyte stage.

At this stage mitosis can no longer occur. The nucleus elongates, becomes heterochromatic and has a kidney like shape. Differentiation is now much clearer from other granulocytes as the specific granules are in a far greater number than the primary granules formed in the promyelocyte stage.

 

====Band cell====

====Band cell====

Nucleus elongates further and represents a horse shoe. Nucleus starts to segment.

Nucleus elongates further and represents a horse shoe. Nucleus starts to segment.