Class 11 NEET Biology Body Fluids and Circulation

(c) : Agranulocytes are leucocytes that lack granules in the cytoplasm. They are formed in spleen and lymph nodes and bone marrow. since lymphocyte does not have granules in their cytoplasm so it is called agranulocyte. Lymphocytes are important in the body's defence and are responsible for immune reactions as the presence of antigens stimulates them to produce antibodies. Another type of agranulocyte is monocyte. The other three are granulocytes which are produced in red bone marrow.