Neutrophils are grouped as granulocytes (they possesses clearly seen cytoplasmic granules). It functions as the body's bacteria killers, and their numbers rises at a swift rate in times of acute bacterial infections. Neutrophils are active phagocytes; they are particularly partial to feed on bacteria. It make up around 40 percent to 60 percent of the white blood cells in the body, and its the first cells produced by the body as a response to a bacterial infection.
