Blood: Erythrocytes

Today's tutorial covers an introduction to blood, focusing on erythrocytes (red blood cells).

Table of Contents: Time Stamps
- Intro 0:11
- Whole blood components 1:44
- Erythrocytes 3:21
- Red blood cell (RBC) functions & activities 4:29
- CO2 transport 5:25
- Anemia 6:47
- Polycythemia 7:54
- RBC shape 8:29
- Membrane-cytoskeleton interactions 10:01
- Band3 11:45
- Cytoskeletal Mutations 12:41
- Hereditary spherocytosis 13:37
- Anemia shape changes 13:59
- RBC shape variations 14:52


Acknowledgements:
Histology images from University of Utah slide collection
Cartoons created by Kathryn Moore using Biorender

Histology Wizard created by Miekan Stonhill
Animations by Jessika Raisor: Twitter - @jessika_arts, Website - jessikaraisor.com