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Myelocyte vs Promyelocyte - What's the difference?

myelocyte | promyelocyte |

As nouns the difference between myelocyte and promyelocyte

is that myelocyte is a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature while promyelocyte is a granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte.

myelocyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
  • a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord
  • promyelocyte

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia promyelocyte) (en noun)
  • A granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte