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A fluid that is composed of blood plasma and erythrocytes.

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Also appears inovaedhbacpontbaoaism + 53
Exact Synonyms
portion of blood
vertebrate blood
Related Synonyms
whole blood
class Information
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relationship loss: subclass specialized connective tissue (AAO:0000571)[AAO]

Contributor
curator note

This class excludes blood analogues, such as the insect analog of blood. See haemolymphatic fluiduberon haemolymphatic fluid.

external_definition
  • A complex mixture of cells suspended in a liquid matrix that delivers nutrients to cells and removes wastes. (Source: BioGlossary, www.Biology-Text.com)[TAO]
  • Highly specialized circulating tissue consisting of several types of cells suspended in a fluid medium known as plasma.[AAO]
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uberon

homology_notes

Recent findings strongly suggest that the molecular pathways involved in the development and function of blood cells are highly conserved among vertebrates and various invertebrates phyla. (...) There is now good reason to believe that, in vertebrates and invertebrates alike, blood cell lineages diverge from a common type of progenitor cell, the hemocytoblast.[well established][VHOG]

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Homo sapiensncbitaxon

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