Peripheral blood elements found in an Egyptian mummy: a three-dimensional view.
Intact peripheral blood elements were found within an intracranial mass, possibly eithern an antemortem subdural hematoma or a postmortem blood clot, removed from a 2200-year-old Egyptian female mummy. Surface topographies of neutrophils and lymphocytes were similar. Some erythrocytes partially retained their biconcave disk shape; others were spherical. Individual platelets exhibited pseudopodia.
D001773:Blood Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009106:Mummies