关于红细胞的一切资料(英文)

Erythrocytes are also known as red blood cells, erythrocytes, or red corpuscles. Then term erythron refers to all the erythrocytes and their precursors in the blood, bone marrow or at extramedullary sites. Erythrocytes transport oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and all the tissues of the body. A circulating erythrocyte is little more than a container for hemoglobin.

Characteristics of individual Erythrocytes

diameter = 6 to 8 microns
thickness = 1.5-1.8 microns (a biconcave disk)
production rate = 2.5 million/sec. or 200 billion/day
life span = approximately 120 days

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