answer is yes or no, does the liver make the dead RBC again useful ? please don't post wrong answer it an urgent
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Answer:
yes
Explanation:
the rbcs have a life of 120 days after which they are in a way recycled
Answer:
No only the iron component of haemoglobin is recycled
Explanation:
When RBCs dead, they are transported to spleen which is also known as graveyard of rbcs. here these are digested by several lysase enzymes. Here it’s heme constituent of hemoglobin are broken down into Fe3+ and biliverdin. The biliverdin is reduced to bilirubin, which is released into the plasma and recirculated to the liver bound to albumin. The iron is released into the plasma to be recirculated by a carrier protein called transferrin. Almost all erythrocytes are removed in this manner from the circulation before they are old enough to hemolyze. Hemolyzed hemoglobin is bound to a protein in plasma called haptoglobin which is not excreted by the kidney.". This process calls “Eryptosis