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What Happens To Our Dead Red Blood Cell? by ValentineMary(m): 4:57pm On May 03, 2016
Nah so I stay my own jeje where I guy dey draw blood na so one other guy come there talk say "This blood donating is good for ur health because it helps remove old blood. I know what am saying, my father was a former asst director of health". I was like WTF!!! dude if u don't know something don't talk so that d world would be a better place (I did not say this out for fear of swollen lips and I hate having a broken head).

But seriously, what happens to our old blood cells Bilirubin happens

Dead red blood cell can never remain in d general circulation unless u have a medical defect.

Bilirubin is produced by a two-stage reaction
that occurs in cells of the reticulo-
endothelial system, including phagocytes,
the Kupffer cells of the liver, and cells in
the spleen and bone marrow. Heme is taken
up into these cells and acted on by the
enzyme heme oxygenase, liberating the
chelated iron from the heme structure and
releasing an equimolar amount of carbon
monoxide, which is excreted via the lungs.
The reaction yields a green pigment known
as biliverdin. Biliverdin is then
acted on by the enzyme biliverdin
reductase, again releasing a molecule of
carbon monoxide·

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Re: What Happens To Our Dead Red Blood Cell? by johnydon22(m): 4:30am On May 04, 2016
This is a good one brother!!!

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Re: What Happens To Our Dead Red Blood Cell? by HCpaul(m): 2:13pm On May 04, 2016
johnydon22:
This is a good one brother!!!

You are interesting.

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