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Blood cells

Blood cells

Cellular elements of blood include:Red blood cells (erythrocytes)PlateletsVarious types of white blood cells (monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)


Review Date: 07/02/2011
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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