R REH Junior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 4, 2006 Messages 153 Reaction score 1 Points 4,531 Dental Student Dec 11, 2007 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Do red blood cells contain lysosomes? I was under the impression that RBCs lose all membrane bound organelles as they mature. REH.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Do red blood cells contain lysosomes? I was under the impression that RBCs lose all membrane bound organelles as they mature. REH.
TheWiredNerv Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 2, 2007 Messages 1,394 Reaction score 3 Points 4,571 Age 40 Location New York, Long Island Pre-Dental Dec 11, 2007 #2 I do not believe that red blood cells contain lysosomes. Upvote 0 Downvote
R REH Junior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 4, 2006 Messages 153 Reaction score 1 Points 4,531 Dental Student Dec 11, 2007 #3 Thanks, TWN. I thought that aspect of the question was wrong. I appreciate you confirming this. Cheers, REH. Upvote 0 Downvote
Thanks, TWN. I thought that aspect of the question was wrong. I appreciate you confirming this. Cheers, REH.
Katalyst Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 4, 2007 Messages 106 Reaction score 1 Points 4,551 Location New Orleans Dental Student Dec 11, 2007 #4 My physiology book says mature RBCs "contain no nucleus, organelles, or ribosomes." That's why he calls himself Orgoman and not Bioman. Upvote 0 Downvote
My physiology book says mature RBCs "contain no nucleus, organelles, or ribosomes." That's why he calls himself Orgoman and not Bioman.