Appearance, Function and Kinetics of Erythrocyte

Appearance of the Erythrocyte

Erythrocytes are non-nucleated, round, biconcave, disc-shaped cells They are 6.7 to 7.7μ in diameter, 2μ thick, and have an average volume (Mean Corpuscular Volume, MCV) of 80-100μ3.

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