Elliptical erythrocytes, blood smear, llama

Elliptical erythrocytes, blood smear, llama

Photomicrograph of a peripheral blood smear from a llama. Normal llama blood contains elliptical erythrocytes lacking central pallor. Several platelets are visible. Commercial Romanowsky stain variant; camelid RBCs diameter = 7–8 mcm along the major axis.

Courtesy of Dr. John W. Harvey.