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[Plural] noun- A type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm

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  • The job of lymphocytes is to identify and combat foreign substances, bacteria and viruses in the body.
  • To save the culture, with the hope of preserving the virus, we decided to add lymphocytes from a blood donor to the cell culture.
  • It is mostly localised in lymphocytes of lymphatic tissues and yet, we found that most of the lymphocytes present in the blood are sick!
  • The researchers found the virus killed immune cells called lymphocytes from both diseased and healthy donors.
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