Within every cell (except red blood cells) is a nucleus -- a sphere-like structure separated from the rest of the cell by a membrane. The nucleus acts as the cell's control center, regulating its ...

CD163 might not be the most exciting name in the world, but behind it lies one of the body's most important defense receptors ...

The red cell of vertebrates is a remarkably effective device for the transport of oxygen to other cells. Many workers seek to elucidate the intricate molecular structure of its surface ...

Red blood cells are disc-shaped cells with no nucleus. They are very small but their flattened shape gives a relatively large surface area which allows rapid diffusion of oxygen.

We are taught that plasma membranes are a typical lipid bilayer, but how do we know this, and who figured it out? Aa Aa Aa Most books mention that membranes have a typical "lipid bilayer," but why ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...