Erythropoietin increases the number of red cells by all of the following mechanisms except
A) prolonging cell life span.
B) shortening cell division times.
C) allowing earlier cell egress from the bone marrow.
D) increasing the rate of hemoglobin synthesis.
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Q1: Which of the following is true of
Q2: What is the main site for iron
Q4: What mechanism is responsible for the destruction
Q5: Which of the following correctly describes a
Q6: Abnormal concentrations of cations inside erythrocytes cause
A)spherocytosis.
B)senescence.
C)prolongation
Q7: Where is erythropoietin synthesized?
A)bone marrow
B)kidney
C)lymph nodes
D)spleen
Q8: Depletion of serum haptoglobin indicates
A)decreased erythropoiesis.
B)extravascular hemolysis.
C)intravascular
Q9: Which of the following has a pyknotic
Q10: Programmed cell death is called
A)necrosis.
B)apoptosis.
C)hemolysis.
D)phagocytosis.
Q11: Why do men typically have higher erythrocyte
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