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F cell

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F cell may refer to:

Biology

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  • Pancreatic polypeptide cells, also called F cells or gamma (γ) cells, responsible for synthesizing pancreatic polypeptide from the pancreatic islets
  • F-cells, adult red blood cells that contain fetal hemoglobin (HbF)[1]
  • F-plasmid, a factor allowing genes to be transferred from one bacterium (F+ cell) to another (F- cell) via conjugation

Vehicles

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See also

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  • Fuel cell, an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidizing agent into electricity

References

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  1. ^ Khandros, Eugene; Blobel, Gerd A. (2021-05-01). "Heterogeneity of fetal hemoglobin production in adult red blood cells". Current Opinion in Hematology. 28 (3): 164–170. doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000640. ISSN 1531-7048. PMC 8211413. PMID 33631783.