Erythrocytes

Erythrocytes are the name for red blood cells something that all humans and animals have in common. Often it is the first thing tested for sickness and it holds many secrets of a person's health. The Cytoplasm has a lot of hemoglobin in it. They lack a nucleus and DNA allowing for maximum hemoglobin saturation. About 2.4 million new erythrocytes are produced per second by our bone marrow. It only takes 20 seconds to make its way through the body. Each cell stays around for 100-120 days before it is no longer useable. Red blood cells make up 40-45% of our total blood volume. They are perfectly rounded and dimpled in the middle. The size of an Erythrocyte is 7µm
*** Please note that the blood cells seen here are from a thalassemic person so some cells are abnormally shaped *****
The bottom picture is the red blood cells/lymphocytes proteins being dissolved for DNA analysis. It is included here for you to see how many red cells make up 2 ml of blood please look at mirror image not the test tube itself you will see little dots each is a cell. The byproduct of that tube with alcohol yielded Tuesday's second post. Viewed 120 magnification blue and green filter