| Name: |
polychromatophilic erythroblast |
| Synonyms: |
intermediate erythroblast,
intermediate normoblast,
polychromatic erythroblast,
polychromatic normoblast,
polychromatophilic normoblast,
rubricyte
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| Definition: |
A nucleated, immature erythrocyte in which the nucleus occupies a relatively smaller part of the cell than in its precursor, the basophilic erythroblast. The cytoplasm is beginning to acquire hemoglobin and thus is no longer a purely blue color, but takes on an acidophilic tint, which becomes progressively more marked as the cell matures. The chromatin of the nucleus is arranged in coarse, deeply staining clumps. |
| Ontology: |
Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005241]
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