41. At issue are white blood cells called leukocytes , which are important infection fighters. 42. The white blood cells, leukocytes , are very important to the immune system. 43. Their work in this system would later help to explain passenger leukocytes in transplantation. 44. Plasma is the yellowish fluid that carries the erythrocytes, leukocytes , and platelets. 45. It mediates the rolling of leukocytes on the activated endothelium surrounding an inflamed tissue. 46. Strictly, they're not even leukocytes . 47. The newly released merozoites infect either erythrocytes, leukocytes , macrophages or endothelial cells. 48. Functionally, CD11b + regulates leukocyte adhesion and migration to regulate the inflammatory response. 49. Well characterised examples include the dual specificity GEF leukocyte trans-endothelial migration ). 50. Increases in the thrombocyte number and total leukocyte and basophil count have been reported.
