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  2. List of human blood components - Wikipedia

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    female >18 yrs 8-30 × 10 −10 ... Hemoglobin metabolite ... 0.9-3.2 × 10 −5 ...

  3. Absolute neutrophil count - Wikipedia

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    Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is a measure of the number of neutrophil granulocytes [1] (also known as polymorphonuclear cells, PMN's, polys, granulocytes, segmented neutrophils or segs) present in the blood.

  4. Blood - Wikipedia

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    4.7 to 6.1 million (male), 4.2 to 5.4 million (female) erythrocytes: [13] ... Hemoglobin is the principal determinant of the color of blood (hemochrome). Each ...

  5. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Due to dilution, the net result is a decrease in hematocrit or hemoglobin, which are measures of red blood cell concentration. Erythropoietin , which stimulates red blood cell production, increases throughout pregnancy and reaches approximately 150 percent of their pregnancy levels at term. [ 24 ]

  6. Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria - Wikipedia

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    The age of onset is often <5 years in the pediatric population, [18] with male predominance ranging from 2.5:1 to 5:1 in male-to-female ratio. [18] [10] The majority of PCH were accounted by congenital or tertiary syphilis in the early 1900s. Since the application of antibiotic therapy and prenatal screening, syphilitic PCH has become a rare ...

  7. Sickle cell disease - Wikipedia

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    This is the most common human hemoglobin tetramer, accounting for over 97% of the total red blood cell hemoglobin in normal adults. [55] hemoglobin A2, (HbA2) is a second form of adult hemoglobin and is composed of two alpha and two delta chains. This hemoglobin typically makes up 1-3% of hemoglobin in adults. [55]

  8. Endometriosis - Wikipedia

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    Endometriosis is associated with elevated levels of the female sex hormone estrogen, as well as estrogen receptor sensitivity. [19] Estrogen exposure worsens the inflammatory symptoms of endometriosis by stimulating an immune response. [20] [21] While there is no cure for endometriosis, several treatments may improve symptoms. [1]

  9. Wikipedia : Vital articles/Level/4/Biology and health sciences

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    Vital articles is a list of subjects for which Wikipedia should have correspondingly high-quality articles. It serves as a centralized watchlist to track the status of Wikipedia's most essential articles.