Immature precursor of the red blood cell in which the remains of the nucleus are visible as a reticulum. Very few are seen in normal blood as they are retained in the marrow until mature, but on remission of anaemia, when there is a high rate of production, reticulocytes appear in the bloodstream (reticulocytosis).
Immature form of red blood cell, normally comprising about 1 percent of circulating red blood cells.
A red blood cell which has not yet fully developed.
An immature red blood cell with a network of precipitated basophilic substance and occurring during the process of active blood regeneration.
Immature erythrocyte (red blood cell) with a network of threads and particles at the former site of the nucleus; normally making up about 1% of the total red blood cell count. (A mature erythrocyte lacks a nucleus.)
An immature red blood cell that has developed beyond the stage in which a nucleus is present.
An immature red blood cell (erythrocyte). Reticulocytes may be detected and counted by staining living red cells with certain basic dyes that result in the formation of a blue precipitate (reticulum) within the reticulocytes. They normally comprise about 1% of the total red cells and are increased (reticulocytosis) whenever the rate of red cell production increases.
These are newly formed red blood corpuscles, in which a fine network (reticulum in Latin) is seen when special staining is applied to the cells. A large number are present in people recovering from anaemia for example, after a previous bleed (haemorrhage) or as a result of treatment of iron deficiency.
The last immature stage of a red blood cell. Its darkly staining granules are fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum. Reticulocytes normally constitute about 1% of the circulating red blood cells.
An initial and undeveloped stage of a red blood cell is referred to as a reticulocyte. Gradually, the reticulocyte undergoes maturation and transformation.
An initial and undeveloped stage of a red blood cell is referred to as a reticulocyte. Gradually, the reticulocyte undergoes maturation and transformation.
The clinical expression for a freshly developed red blood cell. Reticulocytes originate within the bone marrow from stem cells. They stay within the marrow for approximately one to two days before entering the bloodstream, where they gradually mature into fully functional red blood cells.
A web-like red blood cell seen during blood renewal; a young red blood cell.