1. New Methylene Blue and Brilliant Cresyl Blue for reticulocyte staining ). 2. The parasite prefers to infect reticulocytes but will infect older erythrocytes. 3. EIF2?-induced translation repression occurs in reticulocytes when starved for iron. 4. Reticulocyte production should increase in response to any loss of red blood cells.5. These young red blood cells are commonly called reticulocytes . 6. All polychromatophilic cells are reticulocytes , however, not all reticulocytes are polychromatophilic. 7. All polychromatophilic cells are reticulocytes, however, not all reticulocytes are polychromatophilic. 8. A very high number of reticulocytes in the blood can be described as reticulocytosis. 9. The reticulocyte page is helpful, as well. 10. "P . vivax " preferentially penetrates young red blood cells ( reticulocytes ).