Abstract
Blood is a specialized type of connective tissue. Unlike the other connective tissue types, the extracellular matrix of blood is fluid. Blood consists of blood cells in a fluid extracellular matrix, called plasma. The main function of blood is to transport O2, CO2, nutrients, and wastes about in the body.
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Rehfeld, A., Nylander, M., Karnov, K. (2017). Blood. In: Compendium of Histology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41873-5_12
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