Blood Cell - Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)

Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)

Red blood cells primarily carry oxygen and collect carbon dioxide through the use of hemoglobin, and have a lifetime of about 120 days. In the process of being formed they go through being a monopotent stem cell.

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