Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 33.4, Problem 1.2RIA
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A body fluid present in human and other animals is called blood. It delivers a necessary substance such as oxygen and nutrients to the cells. All the blood cells mainly contain white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Several functions are performed by the blood within the body including removal of waste such as urea, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid.
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