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102 SECTION THREE ERYTHROCYTES
TARGET CELL
Codocyte
B
A
A B
FIGURE 11–5A Target cells. FIGURE 11–5B Target cells.
COLOR: Red to salmon
SHAPE: Bull’s eye; central concentration of hemoglobin surrounded by colorless area with
peripheral ring of hemoglobin resembling bull’s eye; may be bell (Figure 11-5, A, arrow A) or
cup (see Figure 11-5, A, arrow B) shaped.
Associated with: Hemoglobinopathies, thalassemia, iron deficiency anemia, splenectomy,
obstructive liver disease
