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Red blood cell

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, erythroid cells, and rarely haematids, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering…

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Acronym
RBC
FMA
62845
Function
Oxygen transport
MeSH
D004912
TH
H2.00.04.1.01001

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Red blood cell

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blood red cells cell hemoglobin membrane oxygen proteins transport human also body function bicarbonate carbon protein plasma co2 dioxide group

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Red blood cellAcronymRBC1.00infobox
Red blood cellFMA628451.00infobox
Red blood cellFunctionOxygen transport1.00infobox
Red blood cellMeSHD0049121.00infobox
Red blood cellTHH2.00.04.1.010011.00infobox
deformabilityinstance ofand this structure provides properties essential for physiological cell function0.80text
stability of the blood cell while traversing the circulatory systeminstance ofand this structure provides properties essential for physiological cell function0.80text
specifically the capillary network.In humansinstance ofand this structure provides properties essential for physiological cell function0.80text
mature red blood cells are flexible biconcave disksinstance ofand this structure provides properties essential for physiological cell function0.80text
their mitochondriainstance ofsubsequently lose all other cellular organelles0.80text
Golgi apparatusinstance ofsubsequently lose all other cellular organelles0.80text
endoplasmic reticulum.The spleen acts as a reservoir of red blood cellsinstance ofsubsequently lose all other cellular organelles0.80text

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