What is the earliest stage of maturation where a neutrophil can be distinguished from an eosinophil?

a. Myeloblast
b. CFU-GEMM
c. Metamyelocyte
d. Myelocyte


ANS: D
Eosinophil granules differentiate the eosinophils from the neutrophil at the early myelocyte stage. Before this, the myeloblast and promyelocyte stages are indistinguishable by morphology.

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