Platelets Colorless cells whose main function is to control bleeding. Platelets are essential to normal blood clotting. They can be wiped out during treatment for cancer, leukemia, aplastic anemia and other diseases. Rare Blood Reference Laboratory and Frozen Rare Blood Storage Program Used to identify and cross-match rare blood groups and components for hospitals, and then supply those units. Red Cells Red cells transport oxygen to body cells and remove carbon dioxide.
Red cells contain iron in the hemoglobin.
Renal Of the kidney. The Rh factor is an inherited blood group on red blood cells like the ABO blood types. Saline Salt water. A disease in which the affected person makes an abnormal hemoglobin. Sickle cell disease is inherited.