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Erythrocyte Aging
Medical Definition: | The senescence of RED BLOOD CELLS. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the mature erythrocyte is incapable of self-repair, reproduction, and carrying out certain functions performed by other cells. This limits the average life span of an erythrocyte to 120 days. |
Guide Notes: | coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol |
Also Called: | Erythrocyte Survival |
Erythrocyte Aging Medical Definitions and Terms
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