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[[Image:LH Erythrocyte Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>'''Erythrocytes'''</p>^{©RVC 2008}]]

 

[[Image:LH Erythrocyte Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>'''Erythrocytes'''</p>]]

Also known as '''''red blood cells (RBCs)

Also known as '''''red blood cells (RBCs)

<p>Erythrocytes deliver oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from tissues.</p>

<p>Erythrocytes deliver oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from tissues.</p>

==Function==

==Function==

RBCs contain haemoglobin, an oxygen binding protein that is responsible for the transport of oxygen from the lungs to tissues, and the transportation of carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs for elimination.

RBCs contain '''haemoglobin''', an oxygen binding protein that is responsible for the transport of oxygen from the lungs to tissues, and the transportation of carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs for elimination.

[[Image:LH Hb Animation.gif|thumb|right|250px|<p>Blue(α) & orange(β) are globin chains</p><p>Red objects represent haem groups</p>]]

[[Image:LH Hb Animation.gif|thumb|right|250px|<p>Blue(α) & orange(β) are globin chains</p><p>Red objects represent haem groups</p>]]

<p>Haemoglobin (Hb) is a metalloprotein that binds oxygen reversibly and accounts for almost all of the protein in the erythrocyte.</p>

<p>Haemoglobin (Hb) is a metalloprotein that binds oxygen reversibly and accounts for almost all of the protein in the erythrocyte.</p>

|powerpoints = [[Blood and Haemopoiesis resource|Tutorial about histology of blood cells]]

|powerpoints = [[Blood and Haemopoiesis resource|Tutorial about histology of blood cells]]

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[[Category:Blood Cells]] [[Category:Kate English reviewing]]

[[Category:Blood Cells]] [[Category:Kate English reviewing]]