Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 40.2, Problem 1BC
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Leukocytes in blood to the comparison to Erythrocytes.
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White blood cells are also known as ‘Leukocytes’, which are the cells which help protect the body from infectious diseases and other external invaders and are part of our immune system. We obtain all the white blood cells by its production from the bone marrow and its hematopoietic cells.
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