Red blood cells (RBCs) are highly specialized cells with the sole function of delivering oxygen to the tissues. During oxygen delivery, a highly destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS)—such as superoxide—is generated from a small fraction of the oxygen released from…
Red blood cells (RBCs) are highly specialized cells with the sole function of delivering oxygen to the tissues. During oxygen delivery, a highly destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS)—such as superoxide—is generated from a small fraction of the oxygen released from…
The term “polycythemia,” particularly as it pertains to newborns and children, should be more accurately termed erythrocytosis because it generally refers to conditions in which only erythrocytes are increased in number. It is usually a response to tissue hypoxia from…