Aspect d'un globule rouge mammalien normal. Un érythrocyte normal se présente de profil comme un disque biconcave, de face comme un disque à centre plus clair : c'est une sorte de poche contenant l'hémoglobine. Cette forme lui confère une élasticité importante, qui permet le transport de dioxygène à travers certains capillaires étroits.

Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but modern medical practice commonly uses only components of the blood, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, clotting factors …

Oxygen toxicity is a condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen (O 2) at increased partial pressures.Severe cases can result in cell damage and death, with effects most often seen in the central nervous system, lungs, and eyes.Historically, the central nervous system condition was called the Paul Bert effect, and the pulmonary condition the Lorrain …

Alfred Nobel (listen (help · info)) was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of engineers. He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor.In 1894, Nobel purchased the Bofors iron and steel mill, which he made into a major armaments manufacturer.Nobel also invented ballistite.This invention was a precursor to many smokeless military explosives, …

Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are molecules within cells that are a component of the innate immune response released from damaged or dying cells due to trauma or an infection by a pathogen. They are also known as danger-associated molecular patterns, danger signals, and alarmin because they serve as a warning sign for the organism to alert it of any …

Misurazione della velocità di sedimentazione del sangue con metodo Westergreen. La VES o velocità di eritrosedimentazione (velocità di sedimentazione degli eritrociti) è un esame che si effettua sul sangue, reso incoagulabile e messo in una pipetta graduata di piccolo calibro in posizione verticale, determinando la velocità con cui i globuli rossi si separano dal plasma …

The mean corpuscular hemoglobin, or "mean cell hemoglobin" (MCH), is the average mass of hemoglobin (Hb) per red blood cell (RBC) in a sample of blood. It is reported as part of a standard complete blood count.MCH value is diminished in hypochromic anemias.. It is calculated by dividing the total mass of hemoglobin by the number of red blood cells in a volume of blood.

Odczyn Biernackiego (skrótowiec OB), opad Biernackiego, szybkość opadania erytrocytów (ang. erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR) – badanie laboratoryjne polegające na pomiarze drogi opadania krwinek czerwonych w niekrzepnącej krwi w ciągu 1 godziny. W diagnostyce medycznej służy ono jako wskaźnik procesów zapalnych, reumatycznych i nowotworowych.

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour. It is a common hematology test, and is a non-specific measure of inflammation.To perform the test, anticoagulated blood is traditionally placed in an upright tube, known as a Westergren tube, …

Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause usually occurs between the age of 47 and 54. Medical professionals often define menopause as having occurred when a woman has not had any menstrual bleeding for a year. It may also be defined by a …