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Erythrocytes

Medical Definition:	Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN.
Guide Notes:	vertebrates only; for invertebrates index under HEMOCYTES; /cytol: consider also ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; do not equate /pathol with ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; nucleated erythrocytes in circulating blood = ERYTHROCYTES /pathol; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY is avail

Erythrocytes Categories.

	Erythrocyte Membrane - The semipermeable outer portion of the red corpuscle. It is known as a 'ghost' after hemolysis.
	Erythrocytes, Abnormal
	Reticulocytes - Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of their CELL NUCLEUS. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature. RIBOSOMES are last to disappear. Certain staining techniques cause components of the ribosomes to precipitate into characteristic "reticulum" (not the same as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM), hence the name reticulocytes.

Erythrocytes Medical Definitions and Terms

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