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True or false older red blood cells may be destroyed in the spleen?
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∙ 13y ago
True. There are blood capillaries within the red pulp of the spleen. Older, more fragile red blood cells may rupture as they pass through these capillaries and the resulting cellular debris is removed.
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∙ 13y ago
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