Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the most numerous cells in the blood and are specialized for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and carrying carbon dioxide back for exhalation. In humans they are typically biconcave, disc-shaped cells that lack a nucleus and are packed with hemoglobin, the i…
Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are the most numerous cells in the blood and are specialized for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and carrying carbon dioxide back for exhalation. In humans they are typically biconcave, disc-shaped cells that lack a nucleus and are packed with hemoglobin, the iron-containing protein that binds and releases oxygen. Their production in the bone marrow is regulated by the hormone erythropoietin, and their number and function are central to oxygen delivery. Abnormalities in red blood cells underlie many disorders, including anemia, in which a reduced red-cell count or hemoglobin level limits oxygen transport, and inherited conditions such as sickle cell disease. Research relevant to this topic in the journal addresses red blood cells in the contexts of transfusion medicine and preservation, including the evaluation of blood-ordering practices for packed red blood cells, antioxidant protection of donor red cells during storage, acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery, and the application of nanotechnology to red-cell preservation. Related studies examine platelet storage, sickle cell disease care, and the antioxidant and biochemical factors that influence cell viability. Across this work, ensuring the safe and effective supply, storage, and transfusion of red blood cells, and understanding the conditions that impair them, are recurring concerns in hematology and blood-transfusion science.
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