Nucleated red blood cells as marker for an increased risk of unfavorable outcome and mortality in very low birth weight infants

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) are normoblastic cells that failed to extrude their nuclei before exiting from bone marrow or liver. While NRBC are frequently found in umbilical cord blood after fetal distress, NRBC counts drop rapidly after birth.

Source: Early Human Development - July 25, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Malte Cremer, Stephanie Roll, Charlotte Gräf, Andreas Weimann, Christoph Bührer, Christof Dame Source Type: research