Anatomy

Reticulocytes

Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of their CELL NUCLEUS. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature. RIBOSOMES are last to disappear. Certain staining techniques cause components of the ribosomes to precipitate into characteristic reticulum (not the same as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM), hence the name reticulocytes.

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Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of their CELL NUCLEUS. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature. RIBOSOMES are last to disappear. Certain staining techniques cause components of the ribosomes to precipitate into characteristic reticulum (not the same as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM), hence the name reticulocytes.

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  • Reticulocyte

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. A11w.118w.290w.760w
  2. A11w.148w.790w
  3. A11w.443.240w.665w
  4. A15.145w.229w.334w.760w
  5. A15.378w.316w.790w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Reticulocytes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012156
  2. Reticulocytes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulocyte
  3. Reticulocytes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1404923