Anatomy

Erythroblasts

Immature, nucleated ERYTHROCYTES occupying the stage of ERYTHROPOIESIS that follows formation of ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS and precedes formation of RETICULOCYTES. The normal series is called normoblasts. Cells called MEGALOBLASTS are a pathologic series of erythroblasts.

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Immature, nucleated ERYTHROCYTES occupying the stage of ERYTHROPOIESIS that follows formation of ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELLS and precedes formation of RETICULOCYTES. The normal series is called normoblasts. Cells called MEGALOBLASTS are a pathologic series of erythroblasts.

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  • Erythrocytes, Nucleated
  • Erythroblast
  • Erythrocyte, Nucleated
  • Nucleated Erythrocyte
  • Nucleated Erythrocytes
  • Normoblasts
  • Proerythroblasts
  • Pronormoblasts
  • Normoblast
  • Proerythroblast
  • Pronormoblast

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

84(75); was see under ERYTHROCYTES 1975-83

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  • Erythrocytes (1966-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Erythroblasts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004900. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004900
  2. Erythroblasts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleated_red_blood_cell
  3. Erythroblasts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3296909