Pyknocyte

Pycnocytes are shrunken and morphologically changed red blood cells ( erythrocytes ). They are rounded and have cytoplasmic runners. They occur mainly as a result of oxidative stress . They can develop from eccentrocytes through extensive loss of fused membranes. Pycnocytes are smaller than normal red blood cells and stain more strongly due to the compression of the cytoplasm.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John W. Harvey: Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas . Elsevier Health Sciences, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4377-0173-9 , p. 71

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