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Red blood cells, sickle and pappenheimer

This photomicrograph of red blood cells (RBCs) shows both sickle-shaped and pappenheimer bodies.
Red blood cells, sickle and pappenheimer


Review Date: 6/14/2008
Reviewed By: James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc

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