enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Red blood cell - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell

    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. Blood cell - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_cell

    Major types of blood cells include red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes). Together, these three kinds of blood cells add up to a total 45% of the blood tissue by volume, with the remaining 55% of the volume composed of plasma, the liquid component of blood. [1]

  4. Erythropoiesis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoiesis

    (These cells still contain RNA and are also called "immature red blood cells") The cell is released from the bone marrow after Stage 7, and so in newly circulating red blood cells there are about 1% reticulocytes. After one to two days, these ultimately become "erythrocytes" or mature red blood cells.

  5. Blood - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood

    The formed elements are the two types of blood cell or corpuscle – the red blood cells, (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes), and the cell fragments called platelets [12] that are involved in clotting. By volume, the red blood cells constitute about 45% of whole blood, the plasma about 54.3%, and white cells about 0.7%.

  6. Haematopoiesis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haematopoiesis

    All blood cells are divided into three lineages. [9] Red blood cells, which are also called erythrocytes, are the oxygen-carrying cells. Erythrocytes are functional, and are released into the blood. The number of reticulocytes, which are immature red blood cells, gives an estimate of the rate of erythropoiesis.

  7. Akaryocyte - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaryocyte

    Overall, there are four main types of akaryocytes discovered: Erythrocytes, commonly known as red blood cells, are concave-shaped cells responsible for gas exchange, and the transfer of nutrients throughout an organism. Red blood cells are classified as akaryocytes because they lack a cell nucleus after they have fully developed.

  8. Haematopoietic system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haematopoietic_system

    All blood cells are divided into three lineages. [9] Red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, are the oxygen-carrying cells. Erythrocytes are functional and are released into the blood. The number of reticulocytes, immature red blood cells, gives an estimate of the rate of erythropoiesis. Lymphocytes are the cornerstone of the adaptive immune ...

  9. Human red cell antigens - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_red_cell_antigens

    These three groups are antigens with shared characteristics but do not meet the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) definition of a human blood group system. Further research may identify them as blood group systems. This antibody is associated with WBC. It is associated more with tissue antibodies than red blood cells.