Red Blood Cells

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cell
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Folic_acid_deficiency
gptkb:Vitamin_B12_deficiency
Iron deficiency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Erythrocytes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Malaria
gptkbp:byproductOfBreakdown gptkb:Bilirubin
Iron
Amino acids
gptkbp:color Red
gptkbp:component Hemoglobin
gptkbp:contains Hemoglobin
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Spleen
Liver
gptkbp:diameter 6-8 micrometers
gptkbp:evolvesFrom Erythroblasts
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Jan_Swammerdam
gptkbp:firstObserved 1658
gptkbp:flexibility High
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Blood
gptkbp:function Transport oxygen
Transport carbon dioxide
gptkbp:hasNo gptkb:Mitochondria_(in_mammals)
gptkb:Nucleus_(in_mammals)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red Blood Cells
gptkbp:lifespan About 120 days
gptkbp:measures Hematocrit
Red blood cell count
gptkbp:nucleusPresentIn Non-mammalian vertebrates
gptkbp:osmoticFragilityTest Diagnostic for hemolytic anemia
gptkbp:percentageOfBloodCells About 99%
gptkbp:powerSource Anaerobic glycolysis
gptkbp:presentIn All vertebrates
gptkbp:primaryUse Gas exchange
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Bone_marrow
gptkbp:recycledIn gptkb:Spleen
Liver
gptkbp:removes Macrophages
gptkbp:sedimentationRate Used in inflammation diagnosis
gptkbp:shape Biconcave disc
gptkbp:suffersFrom gptkb:Polycythemia
gptkb:Sickle_cell_disease
gptkb:Thalassemia
gptkb:anemia
gptkbp:surfaceAntigens gptkb:ABO_blood_group
gptkb:Rh_factor
gptkbp:transmembraneDomains gptkb:Ankyrin
gptkb:Band_3_protein
gptkb:Spectrin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_Blood_Morphology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7