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White Blood Cells

White blood cells, or leukocytes, are the cellular mediators of immune defense, produced in the bone marrow and circulating through blood and lymphoid tissue to detect and respond to infection, injury, and malignant transformation. They comprise granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils) and mononuclear cell…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2372-6601

Overview

White blood cells, or leukocytes, are the cellular mediators of immune defense, produced in the bone marrow and circulating through blood and lymphoid tissue to detect and respond to infection, injury, and malignant transformation. They comprise granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils) and mononuclear cells (lymphocytes and monocytes), each with specialized roles in innate and adaptive immunity. Leukocyte number, differential, and morphology provide fundamental diagnostic information across hematologic and oncologic disease. In malignancy, disordered leukocyte production underlies the leukemias, in which immature or abnormal cells accumulate at the expense of normal hematopoiesis. Research relevant to this journal addresses hypercoagulability in acute leukemia, expression of neuropilin-1/CD304 in leukemogenesis, leukocyte recruitment and migration in inflammatory lung injury, and immunoglobulin-mediated immune responses across exposure and aging. Related studies examine factor-deficiency bleeding disorders affecting hemostasis, granulocyte and lymphoid responses to environmental and pharmacologic challenge, and cellular morphology in airway and systemic inflammation. These themes connect leukocyte biology to coagulation, immune regulation, and antineoplastic mechanisms. The journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical and laboratory research on leukocyte function, hematopoiesis, immune response, and hematological malignancy, addressing both normal blood-cell physiology and its disruption in disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Hematology and Oncology Research (ISSN 2372-6601).

Journal editorial board
Krzysztof Roszkowski · Poland Agnieszka Żyromska · Poland Almuradova Dilbar Muradovna · Uzbekistan

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