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Red Blood Cells are made in the red bone marrow and have a life cycle within which their roles and properties change over time. As Red Blood Cells age, their outer proteins change, making them recognizable to phagocytes, whose role is to destroy, digest, and remove old cells. This is the natural cycle involved. Taking a step back, the changes in the cell membrane of the red blood cell mean that it can no longer do its job of taking up hemoglobin. Red Blood Cells are made in the red bone marrow and have a life cycle within which their roles and properties change over time. As Red Blood Cells age, their outer proteins change, making them recognizable to phagocytes, whose role is to destroy, digest, and remove old cells. This is the natural cycle involved. Taking a step back, the changes in the cell membrane of the red blood cell mean that it can no longer do its job of make hemoglobin.

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