Reticulocytes - 1
Life span of reticulocytes:
3
days
Bone
marrow =
Peripheral
blood =
Sites of
residency of retics:
Clinical
application of retic count:
2
days
1
day
Assessment
of erythropoietic activity of bone marrow
Principle of
retic count:
When
RBCs are incubated with a supravital stain such as new methylene
blue, residual RNA will become visible.