difference between howell jolly and heinz bodies
Heinz or Howell-Jolly Bodies! I always forget which one is which. but then I used this. Just remember the Heinz Ketchup which is red which means it's hemoglobin. So then you'll remember that Heinz bodies are actually denatured hemoglobin. and that Howell Jolly bodies is the other one (nuclear remnants)
Howell-Jolly Body. Howell-Jolly bodies are histopathological findings on a blood smear. They appear as a very dark purple (described as a basophilic area) spot within the cytoplasm of the red blood cell. They are in fact, basophilic nuclear remnants, or remnants of DNA.
Small, non-pathologic âendogenousâ Heinz bodies can be found in blood of many healthy cats, but their presence is abnormal in other species. Increased numbers of these âendogenousâ Heinz bodies are found in cats with diabetes mellitus (associated with ketone production), lymphoma and hyperthyroidism.