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primitive reticulocyte
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A primitive erythrocyte that has undergone enucleation. This cell type is 3-6 fold bigger than the fetal derived erythrocytes that they co-circulate with during fetal development. Expresses epsilon-gamma hemoglobin chains. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11495698 ]
Term info
Label
primitive reticulocyte
Synonyms
- megalocyte
created by
tmeehan
creation date
2010-09-22T09:35:16Z
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cell
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- primitive erythroid lineage cell and bearer of some increased size and develops from some primitive red blood cell
Subclass of:
- primitive erythroid lineage cell
- material entity
- develops from some primitive red blood cell
- bearer of some increased size