red blood cells
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Once you donate blood, it is taken to a lab, where it is separated into three components: platelets, red blood cells, and plasma.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The common thread is that malignant cells overtake the marrow—the tissue that produces white blood cells to fight infection, red blood cells to carry oxygen, and platelets to prevent bleeding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Because of this, the red blood cells can block blood flow to the rest of the body and can cause chronic pain, strokes, lung problems, infections and kidney disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Evidence of accelerated aging and increased breakdown of red blood cells was visible after the 40 kilometer race and was even more pronounced among athletes who completed the 171 kilometer event.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
The red blood cells of people of European descent look roughly globular.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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