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Red blood cellAbout 8 µm across
INTERACTIVE 3DLayered schematic
A biconcave red blood cellDrag to rotate · scroll or pinch to zoom
Cell containing hemoglobin in its cytosol
Hemoglobin is inside the cytosol. Enter the next level to inspect one molecular assembly; individual molecules are not resolved in this whole-cell view.
What this representation means
Original schematic of a healthy mature human red blood cell. Shape and color are illustrative. About 8 µm across is a representative size, not a measurement of this drawn cell. No molecular positions or counts are implied.
