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Blood Cells

Blood cells are the cellular constituents of blood, comprising erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets, all generated through hematopoiesis from multipotent stem cells in the bone marrow. Erythrocytes transport oxygen and carbon dioxide via hemoglobin; leukocytes, including lymphoid and myeloid lineages, mediate imm…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 37× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2372-6601 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Blood cells are the cellular constituents of blood, comprising erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets, all generated through hematopoiesis from multipotent stem cells in the bone marrow. Erythrocytes transport oxygen and carbon dioxide via hemoglobin; leukocytes, including lymphoid and myeloid lineages, mediate immune surveillance and defense; and platelets, derived from megakaryocytes, drive primary hemostasis. Their orderly production, maturation, and turnover are tightly regulated, and disruption at any stage produces the disorders central to hematology and oncology. Malignant transformation of hematopoietic and lymphoid progenitors gives rise to leukemias and related neoplasms, in which lineage-specific differentiation, cytogenetic abnormalities, and aberrant marker expression define disease subtypes and inform prognosis; cytotoxic therapy can in turn disrupt normal hematopoiesis through lineage-specific suppression. Quantitative and morphological evaluation of blood cells supports diagnosis of malignancy, coagulopathy, anemia, and infection, while platelet biology, red-cell preservation, and stem-cell mobilization are important to transfusion and transplantation practice. Investigation increasingly integrates molecular and cytogenetic analysis with cellular-targeting approaches such as nucleic-acid delivery to hematopoietic and lymphoid populations. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the formation, function, and pathology of blood cells, including leukemogenesis, hematopoietic disruption, transfusion-related red-cell handling, and the cytogenetic and molecular characterization of hematological disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 37 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Hematology and Oncology Research (ISSN 2372-6601).

Journal editorial board
Jayadev Manikkam Umakanthan · United States Shuaiying Cui · United States Benedetto Sacchetti · Italy

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