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Erythrocytes, or red blood corpuscles, are indeed enucleate . . . that is, have no nuclei.
They need the room for all the hemoglobin that they can carry. It also means that they can only live for about 120 days.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, for that reason they are unable to make repairs to themselves and last on average 120 days before being phagocytized by the liver or spleen.
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∙ 11y agoThey lack a nucleus - they come from cells which have a nucleus but in the mature form, they are just balls of protein.
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What is a young anucleate erythrocytes called?
Reticulocyte
Why are erythrocytes of mammals anucleate?
Because they are unable to make repairs to themselves
Why is a red blood cell called an anucleate?
Anucleate means without a nucleus. Red blood cells are called anucleate because they don't have any nuclei.
What does anucleate mean?
Anucleated refers to a condition where a cell lacks a nucleus. The nucleus is the central part of a cell that contains genetic material (such as DNA) and plays a crucial role in cell function and regulation. Anucleated cells are typically found in specific contexts, such as mature red blood cells (erythrocytes), which lose their nucleus during development to make more space for hemoglobin and oxygen transport
What do you call organisms that do not have a nucleus?
anucleate
Why red blood cells have no nucleus but still they called cell?
They are anucleate cells. Note that only mammals have anucleate red blood cells.
Are red blood cells nucleate or anucleate?
no nucleus
What is unusual about a red blood cell?
anucleate cell
Consider the number of the different cells in blood. which are there more of erythrocytes or leukocytes?
erythrocytes Erythrocytes
Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called?
platelets.
What are resealed erythrocytes?
resealed erythrocytes is a targeted system in which drug is loaded in own's erythrocytes for controlled drug delivery
Can mature erythrocytes reproduce?
No. Erythrocytes are produced by bone marrow.
