Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that can move into the walls of your veins and tissues to respond to antigens (foreign substances in the body). Doctors may order a blood test called an ...

Neutrophils are a type of innate immune cell that contains distinctive cytoplasmic granules and a nucleus that is divided into three segments. They are the most abundant immune cell type in the blood.

Neutrophils are essential effector cells of the innate immune system. They mature in the bone marrow and, when terminally differentiated, they are released into the bloodstream, where they have a half ...