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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—via ...

  3. Peroxiredoxin - Wikipedia

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    The physiological importance of peroxiredoxins is indicated by their relative abundance (one of the most abundant proteins in erythrocytes after hemoglobin is peroxiredoxin 2). Their function is the reduction of peroxides, specifically hydrogen peroxide, alkyl hydroperoxides, and peroxynitrite.

  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. 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.

  6. Serum (blood) - Wikipedia

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    Serum contains all proteins except clotting factors (involved in blood clotting), including all electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, hormones; and any exogenous substances (e.g., drugs, microorganisms). Serum also does not contain all the formed elements of blood, which include blood cells, white blood cells (leukocytes, lymphocytes), red blood ...

  7. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The main cellular components of the human body [47] [48] [49] Cell type % mass % cell count Erythrocytes (red blood cells) 4.2 85.0 Muscle cells 28.6 0.001 Adipocytes (fat cells) 18.6 0.2 Other cells 14.3 14.8 Extracellular components 34.3 -

  8. Eggs now qualify as ‘healthy’ food, FDA says: Here’s why

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now classifies eggs as a “healthy, nutrient-dense" food, according to a new proposed rule. Registered dietitians react to the change.

  9. List of human blood components - Wikipedia

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    Needed for nerve cells, red blood cells, and to make DNA 6-14 × 10 −10: 1-10 × 10 −10: Cocarboxylase: 7-9 × 10 −8: Complement system: C1q 5.8-7.2 × 10 −5: C1r 2.5-3.8 × 10 −5: C1s (C1 esterase) 2.5-3.8 × 10 −5: C2 2.2-3.4 × 10 −5: C3( b1C-globulin) 8-15.5 × 10 −4: factor B (C3 proactivator) 2-4.5 × 10 −4: C4 (b1E ...

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