List of immune cells
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]
Image | Name | Subtype | Class | Alternate names | Diameter (μm) | Main targets | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Neutrophil | Granulocyte | Neutrophil |
| 12-15 |
| [2][3][4] |
![]() | Eosinophil | Granulocyte | Eosinophil |
| 12-15 |
| [2][3] |
![]() | Basophil | Granulocyte | Basophil |
| 12-15 |
| [2][3][5] |
![]() | Mast cell | Granulocyte | Mast cell |
| 8-20 |
| [6][7] |
![]() | Macrophage | Monocyte | Macrophage | 20-21 |
| [8][9] | |
![]() | Histiocyte | Monocyte | Macrophage |
| 20-21 |
| [10][8] |
![]() | Kupffer cell | Monocyte | Macrophage |
| 20-21 |
| [11][8] |
![]() | Alveolar macrophage | Monocyte | Macrophage |
| 20-21 |
| [8] |
Dendritic cell | Monocyte | Dendritic cell |
| 10-15 |
| [12][13] | |
![]() | B cell | Lymphocyte | B cell |
| 8-10 |
| [14][4] |
![]() | Plasma cell | Lymphocyte | B cell |
| 8-10 |
| [4][15] |
![]() | Memory B cell | Lymphocyte | B cell |
| 8-10 |
| [4][16] |
![]() | Killer T cell | Lymphocyte | T cell |
| 8-10 |
| [4][17] |
![]() | Memory T cell | Lymphocyte | T cell |
| 8-10 |
| [4][18] |
![]() | T helper cell | Lymphocyte | T cell |
| 8-10 |
| [4][19] |
![]() | Natural killer T cell | Lymphocyte | T cell |
| 6-7 |
| [20][21] |
![]() | Innate lymphoid cell | Lymphocyte | Innate lymphoid cell |
| ~6 |
| [22][23] |
![]() | Natural killer cell | Lymphocyte | Innate lymphoid cell |
| 6-7 |
| [21][24] |
References
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