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Because it is responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body

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What is the number of white blood cells in blood?

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What is the most abundant element in blood?

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Can you tell me the figure of the total red blood?

number of red blood cells are 700. Is that correct?


In any given 3mm of blood what is the approximate ratio of the number of red blood cells erythocites to white blood cells leukocytes?

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