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Yes they do, in about 3-4 months. They have no nucleus so they cannot reproduce. They loose their nucleus so they have room for hemoglobin molecules. They usually die in the spleen and get broken down in the liver. This is where they are turned into bilirubin. Some of the bilirubin is used to make bile, the rest is excreted in your feces, that is what gives it the brownish color.
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What blood cells contain haemoglobin?
Red blood cells because that is what carries oxygen throughout the body
Fraction of minor blood what are they?
you have the four major components of blood. red blood cells, white blood cells, platets and plasma. not too sure on the last one. anyways, the each component can be broken down even further and you will get fractions of them. so basically whatever the component is made up of, is the fraction of the component.
Which cells in the body do not have a nucleus?
Red Blood Cells
What is the fate of aged or damaged red blood cells?
After about 90 to 120 days they get brittle and are filtered from the blood (mainly) by the liver and the spleen. Most of the chemicals are released into the blood where they are taken up by the bone marrow and used in the production of new red blood cells. But a fair amount of hemoglobin is broken down by the liver and is added to the bile - where its only function is to color your solid waste.
What is the four components of blood?
The four major components in blood are: -Plasma -Platelets -Red Blood Cells -White Blood Cells
Old blood cells are broken down in which organ?
Liver, the red blood cells are broken down into bile.
Is it correct English to say 'broken-down red blood cells'?
Packed, spun-down or lysed red blood cells would be better.
What happens to red blood cells after it is formed?
They are broken down in the liver.
When red blood cells are broken down where are the heme from the hemoglobin converted to?
oxygen
How many months can this red blood cells used?
Human red blood cells function for an average of 120 days, or about 4 months. After this the red blood cells are too damaged to carry oxygen effectively and are broken down.
What has a hemolytic funcion?
Hemolytic is when red blood cells are broken down inside the body. The spleen is generally an organ that does this in the human body. Its function is to break down the red blood cells and making hemoglobin.
Is heme broken down into iron and amino acids for the use of synthesis of new red blood cells?
no
Does the destruction of red blood cells release heme to reproduce in bone marrow?
Red blood cells can not reproduce because they do not have a nucleus like all other cells. Red blood cells last at least 3-4 months. When they are destroyed, heme (consisting of iron) is released; the iron is used to reproduce red blood cells.
Where are worn-out or damaged red blood cells broken down?
lysomes ! =]
Where are poisons broken down in the digestive system?
The liver is the organ in the body that cleans poisons out of the system. Red blood cells and Kupffer cells are formed in the liver. Red blood cells carry oxygen and Kupffer cells eliminate microorganisms.
Whst does the word hemostasis refer to?
Broken red blood cells
Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by the?
Age and damaged (senescent) red blood cells (erythrocytes) are broken down and recycled by the spleen, although the liver also plays an important role.
