Questions and Answers
Spherocyte is an ______ RBC shape, smaller than the normal red cell, have a concentrated hemoglobin content, and have a decreased surface to volume ratio.
abnormal
Valine is substituted for ______ at the sixth position of the beta-chain Hgb found in the RBCs of patients with sickle cell trait.
glutamic acid
The organ involved in the 'pitting process' is the ______.
spleen