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Red blood cells (RBCs) are produced in the bone marrow.
Red blood cells are also known as erythrocytes and they transport oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and tissues. The production of red blood cells is also known as hematopoiesis; this process occurs in the bone marrow. The bone marrow is found in the spongy tissue in the middle of bones. In this tissue there are pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells. This means that they can develop into many different blood cell types (yes there is more than one type of cell found in the blood!).
To become a red blood cell, the pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell must first become an uncommitted stem cell. It then forms a committed progenitor cells. These progenitor cells can form red blood cells, lymphocytes and other white blood cells, and megakaryocytes (the parent cells of platelets).
To form a RBC, the committed progenitor cell must first form a erythroblast, then a reticulocyte, and then finally a erythrocyte (a red blood cell). Red blood cells have an average lifespanof 120 days in the body.
Erythropoeitin can also be used to stimulate RBC production based on low oxygen levels. An increase in RBCs increases oxygen transport in the blood. This is helpful in high performance athletes. Adding RBCs or erythropoetin to the blood stream is called blood doping in professional sports.
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How does a red blood cell reproduce?
Red blood cells are produced by stem cells in bone marrow.
Do red blood cells produce anitbodies?
No. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen around the body. Antibodies are produced by a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell.
Where Red blood cell in human body?
Red blood cells in the human body are normally contained within the blood vessels. They may be stored in the spleen, and are produced in the red marrow.
What is the name of the normal protein and a red blood cell?
and a red blood cell or in a red blood cell? if its in a red blood cell i would say haemoglobin
What organ manufactures blood?
Red -- The process by which red blood cells are produced is called erythropoiesis. Erythrocytes are continuously being produced in the red bone marrow of large bones, at a rate of about 2 million per second. (In the embryo, the liver is the main site of red blood cell production.)White -- Several different and diverse types of leukocytes exist, but they are all produced and derived from a multipotent cell in the bone marrow known as a hematopoietic stem cell.
How many red blood cell the bone marrow produced in every minute?
180 million
What blood cell are antibodies produced by?
Antibodies are produced by a kind of white blood cell called a plasma cell.
What does a white blood cell have that a red blood cell doesn't?
The white blood cell has nucleus that red blood cell does not
When is a red blood cell red?
a red blood cell is red when it reaches oxegen.
Can red blood cells divide if blood is lost?
No, red blood cells cannot perform cell division as they do not have a nucleus. They are instead produced in the bone marrow by the division of stem cells.
Are red blood cells produced in the heart?
No, red blood cells are not produced in the heart.
How is a cell differs from a red blood cell?
red blood cells are a type of cell
