Reticulocyte
Immature red blood cell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with reticular cell.
In hematology, reticulocytes are immature red blood cells (RBCs). In the process of erythropoiesis (red blood cell formation), reticulocytes develop and mature in the bone marrow and then circulate for about a day in the blood stream before developing into mature red blood cells. Like mature red blood cells, in mammals, reticulocytes do not have a cell nucleus. They are called reticulocytes because of a reticular (mesh-like) network of ribosomal RNA that becomes visible under a microscope with certain stains such as new methylene blue and Romanowsky stain.
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Reticulocyte | |
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Gives rise to | Red blood cells |
Location | Bone marrow (most), blood (some) |
Identifiers | |
Latin | reticulocytus |
MeSH | D012156 |
TH | H2.00.04.1.01007 |
FMA | 66785 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
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