Lobation Explained

Lobation is a characteristic of the cell nucleus of certain granulocytes, which are types of white blood cells, where the nucleus is segmented into two or more connected lobes.^{[1] [2]} Of the four types of granulocyte, only the mast cell is not lobated.

Lobation is also a characteristic of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.^[2]

Lobated white blood cells

Cell type	Image		Lobation
Neutrophil			multilobed, i.e. having more than two lobes
			bi-lobed, i.e. having two lobes
			bi-lobed ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Campbell . Neil A. . Biology . registration . 1996 . Benjamin Cummings . Menlo Park [u.a.] . 0805319409 . 832–33 . 4th.
2. Book: Alberts . Bruce . Molecular biology of the cell . 2002 . Garland . New York [u.a.] . 0815340729 . 1284–1290 . 4th.
3. Web site: Basophil . medcell.med.yale.edu.