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Functions of the Blood

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Human Physiology

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Blood is an opaque red fluid consisting of the pale yellow plasma (called serum when the fibrin is removed) and the cells suspended in it - the red corpuscles (erythrocytes), the white corpuscles (leukocytes) and the platelets (thrombocytes).

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  1. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Röntgenring 9, D-8700, Würzburg, Fed. Rep. Germany

    Robert F. Schmidt Ph. D.

  2. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Saarstraße 21, D-6500, Mainz, Fed. Rep. Germany

    Gerhard Thews

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Weiss, C. (1983). Functions of the Blood. In: Schmidt, R.F., Thews, G. (eds) Human Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96714-6_16

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