Body Fluids and Circulation — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYBody Fluids and Circulation1 Mark
MCQ
A siderocyte is a $\text{RBC}$ containing:
✓
Pappenheimer bodies
B
Russell bodies
C
Herring's bodies
D
Schuffner's dots
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Pappenheimer bodies
A siderocyte is an abnormal $\text{RBC}$ that has iron granules that are not part of haemoglobin. Pappenheimer bodies are the abnormal granules of iron found in the $\text{RBCs}$ on routine blood stain. They are a type of inclusion body formed by phagosomes, that have engulfed excessive amounts of iron.
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