An image from a bone marrow smear showing an orthochromic normoblast (center) ejecting its condensed nucleus seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (50X oil immersion).
An image from a bone marrow smear showing two polychromatic normoblasts beside a neutrophil seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (100X oil immersion).
An image from a bone marrow smear showing two polychromatic normoblast (center) with a very round nucleus and blue-grey cytoplasm seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (100X oil immersion).
An image from a bone marrow smear showing two polychromatic normoblasts (center) with a round nucleus and grey-blue cytoplasm seen in a patient with a normal bone marrow (100X oil immersion).
An image from a peripheral blood smear showing RBC poikilocytosis: tears, elliptocytes, and schistocytes in a patient with primary myelofibrosis. A large platelet (top), Neutrophil, and nucleated RBC (center) are also seen (50X oil immersion).
An image from a peripheral blood smear showing tears, elliptocytes, and schistocytes seen in a patient with primary myelofibrosis (100X oil immersion). A nucleated RBC is also present (center-bottom).