"Heinz Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Abnormal intracellular inclusions, composed of denatured hemoglobin, found on the membrane of red blood cells. They are seen in thalassemias, enzymopathies, hemoglobinopathies, and after splenectomy.
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D006366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.118.290.330.315.335 A11.284.420.204.335 A15.145.229.334.330.340.335
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Maturation of the reticulocyte in vitro. J Cell Sci. 1984 Oct; 71:177-97.