Science Source Stock Photo - Artwork of red cells in sickle cell disease

Artwork of red cells in sickle cell disease

Description: Artwork based on a scanning electron micrograph (SEM), showing deformed red blood cells in sickle cell anaemia (drepanocytosis), a hereditary blood disease that affects black people. Sickle cell disease results from the production of abnormal haemoglobin (Hbs) in red blood cells. Hbs becomes insoluble when the blood is deprived of oxygen and precipitates, forming elongated crystals that distort the red cells (normally biconcave discs) into sickle shapes. Sickle cells are rapidly removed from the circulation, causing anaemia.

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Francis Leroy, Biocosmos/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2175872

Legacy Identifier: SC8799

Type: Image

Size: 3543px × 2612px (~26 MB)

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