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Red Blood Cells

The red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues and remove carbon dioxide and other wastes.

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology
Last Revised April 8, 2011

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Last Updated: April 08, 2011
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