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  2. Red blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Red blood cells (RBCs), referred to as erythrocytes (from Ancient Greek erythros ' red ' and kytos ' hollow vessel ', with -cyte translated as 'cell' in modern usage) in academia and medical publishing, also known as red cells, [1] erythroid cells, and rarely haematids, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2) to the body tissues ...

  3. List of human blood components - Wikipedia

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    Protein building blocks total 3.8-5.3 ... Needed for nerve cells, red blood cells, and to make DNA 6-14 ...

  4. Blood - Wikipedia

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    4.7 to 6.1 million (male), 4.2 to 5.4 million (female) erythrocytes: [13] Red blood cells contain the blood's hemoglobin and distribute oxygen. Mature red blood cells lack a nucleus and organelles in mammals. The red blood cells (together with endothelial vessel cells and other cells) are also marked by glycoproteins that define the different ...

  5. Food composition data - Wikipedia

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    To this day, food composition studies remain central to nutrition research into the role of food components and their interactions in health and disease. However, due to increasing levels of sophistication and complexity in nutrition science, there is a greater demand for complete, current and reliable FCD, together with information on a wider ...

  6. Blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein that gives red blood cells their color and facilitates transportation of oxygen from the lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide from tissues to the lungs to be exhaled. [3] Red blood cells are the most abundant cell in the blood, accounting for about 40–45% of its volume.

  7. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The average 70 kg (150 lb) adult human body contains approximately 7 × 10 27 atoms and contains at least detectable traces of 60 chemical elements. [5] About 29 of these elements are thought to play an active positive role in life and health in humans. [6]

  8. Girl Scout Cookie nutrition guide: From Tagalongs to Thin ...

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    Protein: 3 g. Sodium: 100 mg. Do-si-dos contain 3 grams of protein, which is more than other cookies on this list. These cookies are also known as Peanut Butter Sandwiches when made by ABC. They ...

  9. List of foods by protein content - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list organised by food group and given in measurements of grams of protein per 100 grams of food portion. The reduction of water content has the greatest effect of increasing protein as a proportion of the overall mass of the food in question. Not all protein is equally digestible.