A metamyelocyte is a cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell. It is characterized by the appearance of a bent ...MetamyelocyteFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMetamyelocyteFourmetamyelocytes,centerofphotoDetailsPrecursorMyelocyteGivesrisetoBandcellFunctionAcellundergoinggranulopoiesis,leadingtoabandcell.IdentifiersTHH2.00.04.3.04008Anatomicaltermsofmicroanatomy[editonWikidata]BasophilicEosonophilicNeutrophilicAmetamyelocyteisacellundergoinggranulopoiesis,derivedfromamyelocyte,andleadingtoabandcell.Itischaracterizedbytheappearanceofabentnucleus,cytoplasmicgranules,andtheabsenceofvisiblenucleoli.(Ifthenucleusisnotyetbent,thenitislikelyamyelocyte.)Additionalimages[edit]HematopoiesisSeealso[edit]PluripotentialhemopoieticstemcellExternallinks[edit]Histologyimage:01805ooa –HistologyLearningSystematBostonUniversity-"BoneMarrowandHemopoiesis:bonemarrowsmear,neutrophilicmetamyelocyteandmaturePMN"Histologyimage:75_05attheUniversityofOklahomaHealthSciencesCenterHistologyatKUMCblood-blood11HistologyatKUMCblood-blood12Interactivediagramatlycos.esSlideatmarist.eduhematologyatlas.comvteMyeloidbloodcellsandplasmaHematopoiesisMyelopoiesis(CFU-GEMM)CFU-GMGranulopoiesisMyeloblastPromyelocyteMyelocyteMetamyelocyteBandcellMonocytopoiesisMonoblastPromonocyteMEPThrombopoiesisMegakaryoblastPromegakaryocyteErythropoiesisProerythroblastNormoblastReticulocyteGeneralExtramedullaryhematopoiesisMyeloidtissueGranulocytesMyeloblastBandcellNeutrophilBasophilCFU-BasoEosinophilCFU-EosMastcellCFU-MastMonocytesMacrophagesHistiocytesKupffercellsAlveolarmacrophageMicrogliaOsteoclastsEpithelioidcellsgiantcellsLanghansgiantcellsForeign-bodygiantcellToutongiantcellsOtherAntigen-presentingcellsDendriticcellsLangerhanscellCFU-DLMonoblastMPSPlateletsCFU-MegMegakaryoblastPromegakaryocyteMegakaryocyteRedbloodcellsReticulocyteNucleatedredbloodcellCFU-EImmuneresponseLeukocyteextravasationPhagocytosisIntrinsicimmunityOtherPrecursorcellsCFU-GMM