Normoblast

An erythroblast is a type of red blood cell which still retains a cell nucleus. It is the immediate precursor of a normal erythrocyte.

Nomenclature

The term normoblast is sometimes used as a synonym for erythroblast, but at other times it is considered a subcategory. In the latter context, there are two types of erythroblasts:

• "normoblasts" - develop as expected
• "megaloblasts" - unusually large erythroblasts that can be associated with pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency (collectively called megaloblastic anemia)

Development

There are four stages in the development of a normoblast.

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See also

• Erythropoiesis
• Hemopoiesis
• Pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell

External links

• MeSH Normoblasts
• Histology at BU 01804loa - "Bone Marrow and Hemopoiesis bone marrow smear, erythroblast series with proerythroblast "
• Histology at uiowa.edu