Sentences with phrase «old red blood cells»

The body replaces old red blood cells by generating fresh ones, typically producing about 2 million cells per second.

This is jaundice and is caused by a normal breakdown of old red blood cells resulting in an increased amount of bilirubin.

Bilirubin is a yellow substance created when the body replaces old red blood cells with new ones causing yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.

Bilirubin is one of the byproducts created when old red blood cells break down.

Because older red blood cells have had more time to pick up sugar in the blood, they can potentially skew the A1C test result, which averages glucose across red blood cells of all ages in the bloodstream.

So precious is iron for your health that the body uses a protein called transferrin like a scrap metal collector to scrounge iron from old red blood cells before they are destroyed.

Jaundice is due to a buildup in the blood of bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the breakdown of old red blood cells.

Jaundice is a result of buildup in the blood of the bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the breakdown of older red blood cells.

Jaundice is due to a buildup in the blood of bilirubin, a yellow pigment which comes from the breakdown of old red blood cells.

It is not fully understood why cholesterol gallstones form, but it is generally accepted that they stem from any of the following: too much cholesterol, too much bilirubin (a breakdown product of old red blood cells), insufficient bile salts, a lack of emptying of the gallbladder, or the gallbladder not emptying enough.