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| Protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood. |
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| Protein(immunoglibulin) produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteris, viruses, or other antigens. An antibody is specific to an antigen and inactivates it. |
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| A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the the production of an antibody. |
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| Granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye. |
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| Orange-yellow pigment in bile. It is formed be the brakdown of hemoglobin when red blood cells die. |
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| colony-stimulating factor (CSF) |
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| Protein that stimulates the growth and proliferation of white blood cells (granulocytes). |
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| Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization. |
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| Method of seperatingserum proteins by electrical charge. |
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| Granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain red with the acidic dye eosin; associated with allergic reactions. |
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| red blood cell. there are about 5 million per microliter or cubic millimeter of blood |
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| hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates formation of red blood cells. |
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| protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot. |
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| plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process |
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| part of blood containing different plasma proteins. Immunoglobulins and apha and beta globulins are examples |
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| white blood cell with numerous dark-staining granules: eosinophil. neutrophil, and basophil. |
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| iron-containing nonprotein portion of the hemoglobin molecule. |
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| blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen in red blood cells. |
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| destruction or breakdown of blood(red blood cells). |
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| Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue |
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| response of the immune system to foreign invasion. |
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| protein(globulin)with antibody |
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| mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies. |
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| monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces. It is a large phagocyte. |
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| large platelet precursor cell formed in the bone marrow. |
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| large mononuclear phagocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow. Monocytes become macrophages as they leave the blood and enter body tissues. |
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| pertaining to a cell(leukocyte) with a single round nucleus |
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| granulocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow; a phagocyte with neutral staining granules |
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| removal of plasma from withdrawn blood by centrifuge. cells are retransfused into the donor. fresh-frozen plasma or salt solution is used to replace withdrawn plasma. |
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| smallest blood cell (thrombocyte); clumps at sites of injury to revent bleeding and facilitate clotting. |
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| plasma protein; converted to thrombin in the clotting process. |
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| immature erythrocyte with a network of strands (reticulin) that can be seen after staining the sells with special dyes. |
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| antigen on ted blood cells of rh-positive individuals |
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| plasma minus clotting proteins and cells. clear, yellowish fluid that seperates from blood when it is allowed to clot. it is formed from plasma, but does not contain protein-coagulation factors. |
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| bone marrow cell that gives rise to different types of blood cells; hematopoietic stem cell. |
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| enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation |
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