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Most of the iron in the body is hoarded and recycled by the reticuloendothelial system, which breaks down aged red blood cells. So i think its the spleen as spleen is a part of recticuloendothelial system.

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12y ago

im sorry for who ever wrote this but his/her information was incorrect the spleen breaks down rbc.

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The spleen breaks them down, and their contained iron is stored both in the spleen and the liver.

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SPLEEN that is why it is called graveyard of RBCs

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12y ago

Spleen, to a little extent the liver

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Spleen mainly, and little by liver

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the spleen

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Spleen

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Q: Which organ of the human body breaks down old rbc and store iron from them?
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