Lymphocyte

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell which can differentiate to form B and T lymphocytes. Both types of lymphocyte are produced in the bone marrow, B lymphocytes remain in the bone marrow to mature whilst T lymphocytes travel to the Thymus to mature. Characteristixally, a normal lymphocyte contains a large, dark-staining nucleus; under normal conditions, their nuclei are approximately the same size as a redblood cell, 7μm.