Descriptor in English: | Erythrocytes |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Eritrocitos |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Eritrócitos |
Descriptor in French: | Érythrocytes |
Entry term(s): |
Blood Cell, Red Blood Cells, Red Blood Corpuscle, Red Blood Corpuscles, Red Corpuscle, Red Blood Corpuscles, Red Blood Erythrocyte Red Blood Cell Red Blood Cells Red Blood Corpuscle Red Blood Corpuscles |
Tree number(s): |
A11.118.290 A11.443.240 A15.145.229.334 |
Scope note: | Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. |
Annotation: | vertebrates only; for invertebrates index under HEMOCYTES; /cytol: consider also ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; do not equate /pathol with ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; erythrocyte antibodies: index BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS /immunol + ISOANTIBODIES & do not index under ERYTHROCYTES |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
DeCS UI: | 4999 |
Descriptor UI: | D004912 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2007/07/09 |
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Concept UI |
M0007711 |
Scope note | Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. |
Preferred term | Erythrocytes |
Entry term(s) |
Blood Cell, Red Blood Cells, Red Blood Corpuscle, Red Blood Corpuscles, Red Corpuscle, Red Blood Corpuscles, Red Blood Erythrocyte Red Blood Cell Red Blood Cells Red Blood Corpuscle Red Blood Corpuscles |
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