Composition and function of blood (TEFC)

What is concealed in a drop of human blood? What is the role of the blood? This film attempts to provide a detailed illustration of typical properties of human blood, with the aid of animal tests and valuable electron microscopic photographs.

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Credits

production company

Gakken Company

Duration

00:19:43:00

Production places

Japan

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015443

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science

Short films

Short films → Short films - Japan

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Japan, 1976

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