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What is the average life span of RBCs in the bloodstream?
What is the average life span of RBCs in the bloodstream?
Where does lysis of RBCs normally occur?
Where does lysis of RBCs normally occur?
How many RBCs are broken down in the human body approximately every hour?
How many RBCs are broken down in the human body approximately every hour?
What happens to Fe2+ after the breakdown of RBCs?
What happens to Fe2+ after the breakdown of RBCs?
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Which process describes the breakdown of RBCs occurring outside of the bloodstream in the reticuloendothelial system?
Which process describes the breakdown of RBCs occurring outside of the bloodstream in the reticuloendothelial system?
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Which other hemoproteins contain heme groups that are degraded by the same pathway as Hb?
Which other hemoproteins contain heme groups that are degraded by the same pathway as Hb?
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What is the fate of Fe2+ after being transported with transferrin post-breakdown of RBCs?
What is the fate of Fe2+ after being transported with transferrin post-breakdown of RBCs?
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Where in the human body does the breakdown of RBCs lead to the production of new heme through a specific pathway?
Where in the human body does the breakdown of RBCs lead to the production of new heme through a specific pathway?
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Apart from Hb, which other type of protein contains heme groups that follow a similar degradation pathway?
Apart from Hb, which other type of protein contains heme groups that follow a similar degradation pathway?
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In the human body, approximately how many RBCs are broken down every hour?
In the human body, approximately how many RBCs are broken down every hour?
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