Blood cells
Cellular elements of blood include:
- Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
- Platelets
- Various types of white blood cells (monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)
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Review Date:
7/2/2011 Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital. |
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