The body needs iron to
make haemoglobin, which is responsible for supplying oxygen to all the cells through the blood.
Not exact matches
PEOPLE with sickle cell anaemia produce a defective form of
haemoglobin that
makes their red blood cells stiff.
But when a faulty
haemoglobin gene is expressed, the splicing cuts are
made in the wrong places.
The kidneys
make erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that triggers the production of red blood cells, so people whose kidneys degenerate can develop anaemia — not having enough
haemoglobin - rich red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body.
Differentiation can be
made on the basis of serum glycosylated
haemoglobin (Lab.