White blood cell normal when it is part of healthy immune responses, which happen frequently. It is occasionally abnormal, when it is neoplastic or autoimmune in origin. A decrease below the lower limit is called leukopenia. This indicates a weakened immune system. The name "white blood cell" derives from the physical appearance of a blood sample after centrifugation. White cells are found in the "buffy" "coat", a thin, typically white layer of nucleated cells between the sedimented red blood cells and the blood plasma. The scientific term "leukocyte" directly reflects its description. It is derived from the Greek roots "leuk-" meaning "white" and
My Name Is Red "My Name Is Red" to be Pamuk's best work in English translation. It won the IMPAC award in Dublin in 2003, where Göknar accepted the award on behalf of Pamuk. As is customary with this award, Göknar received a quarter share of the prize. My Name Is Red My Name Is Red () is a 1998 Turkish novel by writer Orhan Pamuk translated into English by Erdağ Göknar in 2001. Pamuk would later receive the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel, concerning miniaturists in the Ottoman Empire of 1591, established Pamuk's international reputation and contributed to his Nobel Prize.