For 10 points, name these cells that are destroyed in the spleen after performing their function of transporting hemoglobin through the blood.
Westergren and Wintrobe's methods are most commonly used to calculate their sedimentation rate. They can present nuclear fragments known as Howell- Jolly bodies and those of unequal size are referred to as anisocytes. They have a tendency to create Rouleaux formations, but not in their late immature form as reticulocytes. Other properties include an average lifespan of 120 days and a characteristic biconcave shape. For 10 points, name these cells that are destroyed in the spleen after performing their function of transporting hemoglobin through the blood.
Westergren and Wintrobe's methods are most commonly used to calculate their sedimentation rate.
{red blood cell}s or {erythrocytes}