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Estimated total circulating number, volume and rate of production of RMP, intact RBCs and their respective ratios in a healthy adult male (Willekens et al., 200859).
| Total circulating number | Volume per RMP/RBC | Rate of production | |||||||
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| RMP | RBC | RMP | RBC | RMP | RBC | ||||
| Absolute number | 8.5×108 | 2.5×1013 | 0.065 μm3 | 88 μm3 | 5.8×108/sec | 1.4×106/sec | |||
| RMP:RBC ratio | 3.4×10−5:1 | 7.38×10−4:1 | 8,120:1 | ||||||
RMP: red blood cell-derived microparticles; RBC: red blood cell.
