Description
"Young" erythrocytes retaining nuclear remnants and endoplasmic reticulum. Two days after entering the peripheral blood from the bone marrow, the reticulocyte becomes a mature erythrocyte. The count of reticulocytes in the blood characterizes the activity of erythropoiesis (the process of erythrocyte formation) in the red bone marrow.
Period of execution
Within 2 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type
- Venous blood
- Capillary blood