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  2. Proerythroblast - Wikipedia

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    A proerythroblast (or rubriblast, or pronormoblast) is a precursor cell to the normoblast (nucleated red blood cell), as the earliest of four stages in its development. In histology , it is very difficult to distinguish it from the other "-blast" cells ( lymphoblast , myeloblast , monoblast , and megakaryoblast ).

  3. Erythropoiesis - Wikipedia

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    Loss of function of the erythropoietin receptor or JAK2 in mice cells causes failure in erythropoiesis, so production of red blood cells in embryos and growth is disrupted. If there is no systemic feedback inhibition, for example, the diminishment or absence of suppressors of cytokine signaling proteins, giantism may result as shown in mice models.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Red blood cells or erythrocytes primarily carry oxygen and collect carbon dioxide through the use of hemoglobin. [2] 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]

  6. Nucleated red blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Almost all vertebrate organisms have hemoglobin-containing cells in their blood, and with the exception of mammals, all of these red blood cells are nucleated. [1] In mammals, NRBCs occur in normal development as precursors to mature red blood cells in erythropoiesis , the process by which the body produces red blood cells.

  7. Haematopoietic system - Wikipedia

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    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 system. They are derived from common lymphoid ...

  8. Blood - Wikipedia

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    The combined surface area of all red blood cells of the human body would be roughly 2,000 times as great as the body's exterior surface. [ 14 ] 4,000–11,000 leukocytes : [ 15 ] White blood cells are part of the body's immune system ; they destroy and remove old or aberrant cells and cellular debris, as well as attack infectious agents ...

  9. Hemoglobin A - Wikipedia

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    A:Normal red blood cells are shown flowing freely in a blood vessel on the top of the diagram. The inset image shows a cross-section of a normal red blood cell with normal hemoglobin. B:Demonstrates abnormal, sickled red blood cells blocking blood flow in a blood vessel (vaso-occlusive crisis). The inset image shows a cross-section of a sickle ...