reticulocyte
- noun
- /rɪˈtɪkjʊloʊsaɪt/
- Specialized
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reticulocito
- Reticulocyte count was 7.6%, and peripheral smear showed abundant schistocyte cells along with some tear drop cells (1%).
Examples
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Severe anemia secondary to PVB19 usually only occurs in patients with a pre-existing anemia or pre-existing destruction of red blood cells, and who therefore require a high level of reticulocyte production to keep their blood counts up.
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Armstrong's blood values from 2009-2010 showed evidence of blood transfusions; an expert in blood testing put the odds of Armstrong's fluctuations of reticulocyte and plasma volume happening naturally, given the training and racing he was undergoing, at less than one in a million.
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Another advantage of autologous blood donation was stimulation of haemopoiesis in that group; there was an early increase in reticulocytes still twice as high as that in the homologous blood group 9 days after the operations (data not shown).
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Laboratory tests used in diagnosis include direct and indirect Coombs, reticulocyte count, liver function tests (bilirubin and lactate dehydrogenase LDH elevated).
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Extinction coefficient (assuming all Cys residues are reduced) and estimated half-life (mammalian reticulocytes, in vitro) of the two pepper genes were 30 hours.
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A high level of reticulocytes in the blood can indicate that the body is producing more red blood cells to compensate for an illness.
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Doctors often check the reticulocyte count to assess if bone marrow is responding adequately to anemia.
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In a patient with blood loss, a rise in reticulocytes suggests that the body is actively trying to replenish its red blood cell supply.
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reticulocyte comes from two parts: reticul- meaning 'little net' and -cyte meaning 'cell'. So a reticulocyte is a young red blood cell that has a tiny net of fine threads inside it, and this 'net' is why you can spot it before the cell becomes fully mature.