Preferred Name | erythrocyte | |
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A red blood cell. In mammals, mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen. A red blood cell. In mammals, mature erythrocytes are biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen. Any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000232 |
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erythrocyte |
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NCI_Thesaurus_definition_citation |
NCIt:C12521 |
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CL:0000232 |
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erythrocyte |
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SNOMEDCT_definition_citation |
SNOMEDCT:41898006 |
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term editor |
Tomasz Adamusiak James Malone |
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textual definition |
A red blood cell. In mammals, mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen. A red blood cell. In mammals, mature erythrocytes are biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen. Any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood. |
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