Definition: The senescence of RED BLOOD CELLS. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the mature erythrocyte is incapable of self-repair, reproduction, and carrying out certain functions performed by other cells. This limits the average life span of an erythrocyte to 120 days.
coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol
Other names Erythrocyte Survival; Survival, Erythrocyte; Aging, Erythrocyte
