erythrocyte

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • anucleate
  • hemolymph
  • hemoglobin

Examples of erythrocyte in the following topics:

  • Connective Tissues: Bone, Adipose, and Blood

    • The living cell types are red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, and white blood cells, also called leukocytes .
    • The cell found in greatest abundance in blood is the erythrocyte, responsible for transporting oxygen to body tissues.
    • Erythrocytes are consistently the same size in a species, but vary in size between species.
    • The principal job of an erythrocyte is to carry and deliver oxygen to the tissues.
    • Erythrocytes (red blood cells), the predominant cell type, are involved in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  • Plasma and Serum

    • The liquid components of blood called plasma (yellow section) can be separated from the erythrocytes (red section) and platelets (white section) by using a centrifuging or spinning the blood.
  • Red Blood Cells

    • Red blood cells, or erythrocytes (erythro- = "red"; -cyte = "cell"), specialized cells that circulate through the body delivering oxygen to other cells, are formed from stem cells in the bone marrow.
    • In mammals, the lack of organelles in erythrocytes leaves more room for the hemoglobin molecules.
  • Characteristics of Mammals

    • As for blood, mammalian erythrocytes (red blood cells) do not have nuclei, whereas the erythrocytes of other vertebrates are nucleated.
  • Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Mucosal Surfaces

    • Lymph, the watery fluid that bathes tissues and organs, contains protective white blood cells, but does not contain erythrocytes (red blood cells).
  • Transport of Oxygen in the Blood

    • Hemoglobin, or Hb, is a protein molecule found in red blood cells (erythrocytes) made of four subunits: two alpha subunits and two beta subunits .
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