Anemia means a deficiency of red blood cells and/or decreased hemoglobin concentration 2 grams below the normal mean for a person, i.e. below 14 g/dl for men and below 12 g/dl for women. Microcytic...
Hemoglobin consists of Heme (It is an iron-porphyrin compound composed of Porphyrins and iron), and Globin (protein part or apoprotein), The transport of O2 is based on a physical interaction between molecular O2 and...
Hemopoiesis (hematopoiesis) is the formation of balanced amounts of different blood elements. The number of daily formed blood elements must equalize the amount of daily destroyed elements. Hemoppoiesis includes erythropoiesis, thrombopoiesis, granulopoiesis, monopoiesis, and...
Red blood cells (RBCs) are the most abundant cells of the blood and are necessary for the delivery of oxygen to the tissues, blood is considered a specialized type of connective tissue. The plasma...
Blood is a connective tissue fluid that circulates through the body to maintain a constant environment around the body cells. Blood plays a vital protective function against infection. Furthermore, injury to blood vessels is...
The blood The blood is a red liquid, It consists of the plasma, the blood platelets, the red blood cells (the corpuscles), and the white blood cells (The corpuscles).
