Functions of Leukocytes While all white blood cells have a nucleus, they tend to be different in function and form. A white blood cell, however, can be either a lymphocyte or myeloid leukocyte. Myeloid leukocytes include basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, and neutrophils. Lymphocytes include natural killer cells, B cells, and T cells. 1 Basophils Basophils (basophil granulocytes) account for between 0. 01 and 0. 03 percent white blood cells and specialize in inflammatory reactions, particularly those due to allergies. They work to prevent blood clots and also release histamine which manages blood flow to organs and tissues. 2 Eosinophils These white blood cells neutralize parasitic infections as well as protecting the body from allergic reactions, such as hives, asthma, and hay fever. Some of the infections eosinophils defend the body from worms (river blindness, liverfluke, guinea worm, hookworm, tapeworm, and roundworm), chagas disease, sleeping sickness, malaria, giardia, and babesiosis.
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