Assertion: red blood cell | /r/HasProperty | rbc
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text: Hematopoietic stem cells – differentiate into all types of blood cells, including red blood cells (RBC), B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, neutrophils, basophiles, eosinophils, monocytes, natural killer cells, and macrophages.
text: Red blood cells (RBC) are responsible for the transportation of oxygen around the body and their significance is proven by the fact that they account for almost half of the entire blood volume.
text: 1 Hemoglobin polymerization causes affected red blood cells (RBCs) to lose normal deformability and adopt the archetypal sickle shape.
text: 3 , 4 The interaction of tetramers results in the formation of HbS polymers/fibers that cause red blood cells (RBCs) to become rigid and nondeformable and to occlude small capillaries.
text: Blood transfusions are often used in the management of sickle cell disease in acute cases and to prevent complications by decreasing the number of red blood cells (RBCs) that can sickle by adding normal red blood cells.
text: Red blood cells (RBCs), also referred to as red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for "red" and kytos for "hollow vessel", with -cyte translated as "cell" in modern usage), are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2 ) to the body tissues—via blood flow through the circulatory system.
text: All white blood cells have nuclei, which distinguishes them from the other blood cells, the anucleated red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets.