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It is approximately 8 micrometers in diameter.<ref>URL: [http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm]. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.</ref> | It is approximately 8 micrometers in diameter.<ref>URL: [http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm]. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.</ref> | ||
==Precursors== | |||
===Reticulocyte=== | |||
The direct precursor to the RBC is the '''reticulocyte'''. | |||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reticulocytes_Human_Blood_Supravital_Stain.jpg Reticulocytes (WC)]. | |||
===Normoblast=== | |||
'''Normoblasts''' are the nucleated precursors of RBCs. | |||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hematopoiesis_%28human%29_diagram.png Hematopoiesis diagram (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orthochromatic_erythroblast.png Normoblast (WC)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 27 March 2012
The red blood cell, abbreviated RBC, is the carrier of oxygen to tissue. It is seen daily by pathologists.
It is approximately 8 micrometers in diameter.[1]
Precursors
Reticulocyte
The direct precursor to the RBC is the reticulocyte.
Image:
Normoblast
Normoblasts are the nucleated precursors of RBCs.
Image:
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-large-is-a-micrometer.htm. Accessed on: 17 January 2011.