Translations:Blood/20/en

Human blood is typical of that of mammals, although the precise details concerning cell numbers, size, protein structure, and so on, vary somewhat between species. In non-mammalian vertebrates, however, there are some key differences:

• Red blood cells of non-mammalian vertebrates are flattened and ovoid in form, and retain their cell nuclei.
• There is considerable variation in the types and proportions of white blood cells; for example, acidophils are generally more common than in humans.
• Platelets are unique to mammals; in other vertebrates, small nucleated, spindle cells called thrombocytes are responsible for blood clotting instead.