Medical visualization taken from human scanned data showing a reticulocyte, which is the last stage in the process of erythropoiesis (red blood cell production). A reticulocyte has no nucleus and a granulated appearance. Its cytoplasm stains slightly more blue than an erythrocyte. In the process of erythropoiesis, the original stem cell goes through many stages of differentiation until finally transforming into a late erythroblast (polychromatophilic erythroblast), developing into an orthochromatophilic normoblast, and ejecting it's nucleus. The reticulocyte is then formed as part of the last stage of erythropoiesis. A reticulocyte will become an erythrocyte (red blood cell) within 48 hours and move from the bone marrow to the bloodstream. Because reticulocytes are a good indicator of the production rate of red blood cells, reticulocyte count is commonly tested for signs of anaemia or bone marrow evaluation. | |
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