List of immune cells

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This is a list of immune cells, also known as white blood cells, white cells, leukocytes, or leucocytes. They are cells involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders. [1]

ImageNameSubtypeClassAlternate namesDiameter (μm )Main targetsReferences
Blausen 0676 Neutrophil (crop).png Neutrophil Granulocyte Neutrophil
  • Neutrocytes
  • Heterophils
  • Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
12-15 [2] [3] [4]
Blausen 0352 Eosinophil (crop).png Eosinophil Granulocyte Eosinophil
  • Eosinophiles
  • Acidophils
12-15 [2] [3]
Blausen 0077 Basophil (crop).png Basophil Granulocyte Basophil
  • Basophilic granulocyte
12-15 [2] [3] [5]
Mast cells in bone marrow.jpg Mast cell Granulocyte Mast cell
  • Mastocyte
  • Labrocyte
  • Mastocytus
8-20 [6] [7]
Macrophage (17195150690).jpg Macrophage Monocyte Macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus
  • Mφ
  • MΦ
  • MP
20-21 [8] [9]
Lobular necro-inflammation with histiocyte cluster -- very high mag.jpg Histiocyte Monocyte Macrophage
  • Tissue macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus immobilis
20-21 [10] [8]
Kupffer cell with hemosiderin and hepatocyte with lipofuscin, iron stain, original.jpg Kupffer cell Monocyte Macrophage
  • Stellate macrophages
  • Kupffer–Browicz cells
  • Liver macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus stellatus
20-21 [11] [8]
Hemosiderin laden macrophages in chronic venous congestion of lung 40X.jpg Alveolar macrophage Monocyte Macrophage
  • Pulmonary macrophage
  • Dust cell
20-21 [8]
Dendritic cell.JPG Dendritic cell Monocyte Dendritic cell
  • DC
  • Cellula dendritiformis
10-15 [12] [13]
Blausen 0624 Lymphocyte B cell (crop).png B cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • B lymphocyte
  • Lymphocytus B
8-10 [14] [4]
Plasmocyte-4.jpg Plasma cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • Plasma B cells
  • Effector B cells
  • Plasmocytus
8-10 [4] [15]
Follicular lymphatic hyperplasia, HE.jpg Memory B cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • MBC
8-10 [4] [16]
Healthy Human T Cell.jpg Killer T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • T lymphocyte
  • Lymphocytus T
8-10 [4] [17]
Follicular lymphatic hyperplasia, HE.jpg Memory T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • MTC
8-10 [4] [18]
T Lymphocyte (16760110354).jpg T helper cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • Th cells
  • CD4+ cells
  • CD4-positive cells
8-10 [4] [19]
Human Natural Killer Cell (29228845335).jpg Natural killer T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • NKT
6-7 [20] [21]
Lymphoid cells and TB infection (48014859398).jpg Innate lymphoid cell Lymphocyte Innate lymphoid cell
  • ILC
~6 [22] [23]
Human Natural Killer Cell (29120480442).jpg Natural killer cell Lymphocyte Innate lymphoid cell
  • NK cell
  • Large granular lymphocytes
  • LGL
6-7 [21] [24]

References

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