Arugula is also a good source of vitamin A, which is important for maintaining good vision, cell growth and immune function, with each serving providing 475 international units of vitamin A, or 10 percent of the recommended daily amount.
Neutrophils are white blood cells that serve as important phagocytes, or garbage collectors. There are about 100 billion of these cells produced every day in the bone marrow and they account for about 70% of the white blood cells in circulation in your body.
Red blood cells are an important element of blood. Their job is to transport oxygen to the body's tissues in exchange for carbon dioxide, which is carried to and eliminated by the lungs. Red blood cells are formed in the red bone marrow of bones. Stem cells in the red bone marrow called hemocytoblasts give rise to all of the formed elements in blood. If a hemocytoblast commits to becoming a cell called a proerythroblast, it will develop into a new red blood cell. The formation of a red blood cell from hemocytoblast takes about 2 days. The body makes about two million red blood cells every second. Blood is made up of both cellular and liquid components. If a sample of blood is spun in a centrifuge, the formed elements and fluid matrix of blood can be separated from each other. Blood consists of 45% red blood cells, less than 1% white blood cells and platelets, and 55% plasma.