Erythrocytes (red blood cells) in the peripheral blood

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transport oxygen and carbon dioxide, both bound to haemoglobin.

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thanks to their flexible membrane cytoskeleton, they can deform reversibly and thus penetrate even small capillaries.

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are non-nucleated and have no rough endoplasmic reticulum, which allows them to survive for hours or days at most.

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their small fraction (up to 10% of erythrocytes), which still has nuclei, are called reticulocytes.

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