Sickle Cell Red Blood Cell Size: Normal vs. Sickled
Unsickled sickle cells are similar in size to normal RBCs (~7–8 µm diameter). Upon sickling, they become elongated, rigid, crescent-shaped cells reaching 20–30 µm or longer—several times the length of normal cells.
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