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- noun Plural form of
erythrocyte .
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Examples
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In addition to the work on shape changes in erythrocytes, my PhD thesis work involved additional studies on the electrophoresis of the cells under various conditions and on other aspects of the physical chemistry of erythrocyte membranes.
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The red blood cells (called erythrocytes) carry oxygen to the tissues.
HOI-19 - Local News Jen Christensen 2008
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ENERGY ENHANCEMENT Increasing erythrocytes, the relatively large red cells in the blood that transport oxygen from the lungs to all of the living tissue in the body; enhancing endurance
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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When I read a sentence such as "Surface molecules on chimpanzee erythrocytes, in contrast, have loads of Neu5Gc and a sprinkling of Neu5Ac," I tend to look for my science dictionary rather than marvel over the facts in question.
Jon Cohen's "Almost Chimpanzee," reviewed by Deborah Blum 2010
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Protein trafficking in malaria-infected erythrocytes.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Protein trafficking in malaria-infected erythrocytes.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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For instance, hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow differentiate into blood cells, i.e. erythrocytes, megakaryocytes/platelets, and the different types of leukocytes.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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Invasion and growth of Plasmodium falciparum is inhibited in fractionated thalassaemic erythrocytes.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Their blood is transparent because they have no hemoglobin and/or only defunct erythrocytes.
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Invasion and growth of Plasmodium falciparum is inhibited in fractionated thalassaemic erythrocytes.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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