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1 Formation and Destruction of Red Blood Cells
Process Diagrams Step-by-Step Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2 1 Key: Red blood cell death and phagocytosis Macrophage in
spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

3 2 1 Key: Globin Heme Red blood cell death and phagocytosis
Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

4 3 2 1 Key: Amino Reused for protein synthesis acids Globin Heme
Red blood cell death and phagocytosis Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

5 3 4 2 1 Key: Amino Reused for protein synthesis acids Globin Fe3+ Heme
Transferrin 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

6 3 4 5 2 1 Key: Amino Reused for protein synthesis acids Globin Fe3+
Heme Ferritin Transferrin Liver 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

7 3 6 4 5 2 1 Key: Amino Reused for protein synthesis acids Fe3+
Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Transferrin Liver 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

8 7 3 6 4 5 2 1 Key: Amino acids Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+
Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Globin + Liver Vitamin B12 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis + Erythopoietin Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

9 7 3 6 4 5 2 1 8 Key: Circulation for about 120 days Amino acids
Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Globin + Liver Vitamin B12 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis + Erythopoietin 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

10 7 3 6 4 5 2 9 1 8 Key: Circulation for about 120 days Amino acids
Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Globin 9 + Biliverdin Bilirubin Liver Vitamin B12 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis + Erythopoietin 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

11 7 3 6 4 5 2 9 1 10 8 Key: Circulation for about 120 days Amino acids
Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Bilirubin Globin 9 + Biliverdin Bilirubin Liver Vitamin B12 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis 10 + Erythopoietin 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Key: in blood in bile

12 7 3 6 4 5 2 9 11 1 10 8 12 Key: Circulation for about 120 days Amino
acids Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Globin 9 Bilirubin + Biliverdin 1 Bilirubin 11 Liver Vitamin B12 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis 10 + Small intestine Erythopoietin 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow Bilirubin 12 Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Urobilinogen Bacteria Key: in blood Stercobilin in bile Feces

13 7 3 6 4 5 2 9 11 1 10 8 13 12 Key: Circulation for about 120 days
Amino acids Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + Bilirubin Globin 9 + Biliverdin Bilirubin 11 Liver Vitamin B12 1 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis 10 + Small intestine Erythopoietin Kidney 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow 13 Bilirubin 12 Urobilin Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Urobilinogen Bacteria Key: in blood Stercobilin in bile Urine Feces

14 7 3 6 4 5 2 9 11 1 10 8 13 12 Key: 14 Circulation for about 120 days
Amino acids Reused for protein synthesis Fe3+ Transferrin Globin 6 4 5 Fe3+ 2 Heme Ferritin Fe3+ Transferrin + 9 Bilirubin Globin + Biliverdin Liver Vitamin B12 1 Bilirubin 11 Red blood cell death and phagocytosis 10 + Small intestine Erythopoietin Kidney 8 Erythropoiesis in red bone marrow 13 Bilirubin 12 Urobilin Macrophage in spleen, liver, or red bone marrow Urobilinogen Bacteria Key: in blood Stercobilin Large intestine 14 in bile Urine Feces


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