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Red Blood Cell
RBC
Red Blood Cells (RBCs) contain hemoglobin which is responsible for oxygen transport throughout the body. RBCs are primarily produced in the bone marrow, they have a life span of 120 days and are destroyed in the spleen and liver. RBC production is regulated by erythropoietin (EPO) which is produced and released from the kidneys.
Male: 4.5 – 5.5 x106/cells/mm3 Female: 4.0 – 4.9 x106/cells/mm3
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