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erythrocyte; red blood cell (RBC)
Red blood cells containing hemoglobin specialized to transport oxygen. In mammals, erythrocytes lose their nucleus, GOLGI, centrioles, endoplasmic reticulum & most of their mitochondria during maturation in the bone marrow before entering the blood stream.
Normal erythrocyte life span is 120 days.
Total body erythrocyte volume
1) males: 25-35 mL/kg
2) females 20-30 mL/kg
Related
erythrocyte disorder
erythrocyte osmotic fragility
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
hematocrit (Hct) of blood
packed red blood cells (RBCs)
red blood cell count (RBC)
red cell distribution width (RDW)
tagged erythrocyte survival
Specific
erythrocyte-variant
nucleated erythrocyte
poikilocyte
reticulocyte
sickle cell
siderocyte
General
anucleate cell
blood cell
Properties
QUANTITY: 4.2E12-6.2E12 CELLS/UL
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999