erythrocyte

(noun)

An anucleate cell in the blood involved with the transport of oxygen. Also called a red blood cell because of the red coloring of hemoglobin.

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Examples of erythrocyte in the following topics:

  • RBC Life Cycle

    • Human erythrocytes are produced through a process called erythropoiesis.
    • Human erythrocytes are produced through a process called erythropoiesis, developing from committed stem cells to mature erythrocytes in about seven days.
    • Erythropoiesis is the process in which new erythrocytes are produced, which takes about seven days.
    • Erythrocytes differentiate from erythrotropietic bone marrow cells, a type of hemopoietic stem cell found in bone marrow.
    • Outline the life cycle of erythrocytes (red blood cells, or RBCs)

  • Components of Blood

    • The cellular components of blood are erythrocytes (red blood cells, or RBCs), leukocytes (white blood cells, or WBCs), and thrombocytes (platelets).
    • Erythrocytes are discs measuring about seven to eight micrometers in diameter.
    • From left to right, a diagram of an erythrocyte, thrombocyte, and leukocyte.

  • RBC Anatomy

    • Human erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs) are the primary cellular component of blood.
    • Diagram the anatomy of an erythrocyte (red blood cell, or RBC)

  • Development of Blood and Blood Vessels

    • Hematopoietic stem cells can of course undergo self-renewal, and are multipotent cells that give rise to erythrocytes (red blood cells), megakaryocytes/platelets, mast cells, T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, monocyte/macrophage, and granulocytes.
    • This creates a formation in which early erythrocytes are enveloped by angioblasts, and together they give rise to mature ECs.

  • Growth Factors

    • The majority of growth factors shown above are cytokines such as GM-CSF, however the hormone EPO secreted by the kidney plays a key role in erythrocyte (red blood cell) proliferation.

  • Development of Blood

    • Erythrocytes are oxygen-carrying red blood cells; they are derived from common myeloid progenitors.
    • Erythropoietin is required for a myeloid progenitor cell to become an erythrocyte.

  • Overview of Hemostasis

    • Blood vessel with an erythrocyte (red blood cell) within its lumen, endothelial cells forming its tunica intima or inner layer, and pericytes forming its tunica adventitia (outer layer).
    • Microvessel showing an erythrocyte (E), a tunica intima of endothelial cells, and a tunica adventitia of pericytes.

  • Complete Blood Count

    • The cells that circulate in the bloodstream are generally divided into three types: white blood cells (leukocytes), red blood cells (erythrocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).

  • Development of the Heart

    • Blood vessel with an erythrocyte (red blood cell) within its lumen, endothelial cells forming its tunica intima or inner layer, and pericytes forming its tunica adventitia (outer layer).

  • Water Balance Disorders

    • Pure water injected into the veins will cause the breakdown (lysis) of red blood cells (erythrocytes).