Red Cell, formally designated as OP-06D, was a classified United States Navy (USN) military unit designed to test the security of USN facilities. Created...
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Red cell may refer to: Red blood cell, a type of cell in the blood that transports oxygen Red Cell, a term in US government parlance for teams that test...
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Red blood cells (RBCs), referred to as erythrocytes (from Ancient Greek erythros 'red' and kytos 'hollow vessel', with -cyte translated as 'cell' in modern...
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Complete blood count (redirect from Red blood cell count)
provide information about the cells in a person's blood. The CBC indicates the counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets, the concentration...
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Red blood cell concentrates, also known as red cell concentrates or packed red blood cells, are red blood cells that have been separated for blood transfusion...
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Hematocrit (redirect from Volume of packed red cells)
(vol%) of red blood cells (RBCs) in blood, measured as part of a blood test. The measurement depends on the number and size of red blood cells. It is normally...
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Red cell genotyping, also known as blood group genotyping, is a molecular technique used to identify genetic variants responsible for antigens on the surface...
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Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), as well as various types thereof (RDW-CV or RCDW and RDW-SD), is a measure of the range of variation of red blood...
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A nucleated red blood cell (NRBC), also known by several other names, is a red blood cell that contains a cell nucleus. Almost all vertebrate organisms...
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Blood type (redirect from Red cell antigens)
of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). These antigens may be proteins, carbohydrates, glycoproteins...
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In hematology, red cell agglutination or autoagglutination is a phenomenon in which red blood cells clump together, forming aggregates. It is caused by...
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cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells. This leads to the red blood...
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Urinary cast (redirect from Red blood cell cast)
significance of this occurrence is not felt to be great. The presence of red blood cells within the cast is always pathological and is strongly indicative of...
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Blood transfusion (redirect from Red blood cell transfusion)
components of the blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and other clotting factors. White blood cells are transfused only in very rare circumstances...
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Red blood cells (erythrocytes) from donors contain normal hemoglobin (HbA), and transfusion of normal red blood cells into people with sickle cell disease...
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Macrocytic anemia (redirect from Large-Cell anemia)
by the presence of predominantly larger-than-normal erythrocytes (red blood cells, or RBCs) accompanied by low numbers of RBC, which often carry an insufficient...
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Blood compatibility testing (redirect from Red blood cell phenotyping)
the ability of antibodies to cause red blood cells to clump together when they bind to antigens on the cell surface, a phenomenon called agglutination...
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Hemolysis (redirect from Red blood cell breakdown)
(/hiːˈmɒlɪsɪs/), also known by several other names, is the rupturing (lysis) of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding...
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (redirect from Mean cell hemoglobin)
corpuscular hemoglobin, or "mean cell hemoglobin" (MCH), is the average mass of hemoglobin (Hb) per red blood cell (RBC) in a sample of blood. It is...
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Codocyte (redirect from Target cell)
known as target cells, are red blood cells that have the appearance of a shooting target with a bullseye. In optical microscopy these cells appear to have...
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mainly in the blood. Major types of blood cells include red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes)...
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Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) or erythroblastopenia refers to a type of aplastic anemia affecting the precursors to red blood cells but usually not to...
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Erythropoiesis (from Greek erythro, meaning red and poiesis, meaning to make) is the process which produces red blood cells (erythrocytes), which is the development...
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Richard Marcinko (section Red Cell)
unit was the Naval Security Coordination Team OP-06D, unofficially named Red Cell. Marcinko was indicted for conspiracy, conflict of interest and lying to...
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characterized by smaller than normal red blood cells (called microcytes). The normal mean corpuscular volume of a red blood cell is approximately 80–100 fL. When...
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Washed red blood cells are red blood cells that have had most of the plasma, platelets and white blood cells removed and replaced with saline or another...
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Aplasia (section Pure red cell aplasia)
the failure of the body to produce blood cells. It may occur at any time, and has multiple causes. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is caused by the selective...
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Blood (redirect from Peripheral blood cell)
cells are mainly red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and (in mammals) platelets (thrombocytes). The most abundant cells are...
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own red blood cells (RBCs). These antibodies attach to red cells, causing them to break down (lyse), and reducing the number of oxygen-carrying red blood...
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (redirect from Red blood cell sedimentation rate)
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a...
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