Erythrocyte

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• poikilocyte

Introduction

• 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

• males: 25-35 mL/kg
• females 20-30 mL/kg

More General Terms

• anucleate cell
• blood cell

Additional Terms

• erythrocyte disorder
• erythrocyte osmotic fragility
• erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
• hematocrit (Hct) of blood
• packed red blood cells (RBCs)
• red blood cell count (RBC)
• tagged erythrocyte survival

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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