Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Chapter 9, Problem 6BMW

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Chapter 9, Problem 6BMW

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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Chapter 9, Problem 6BMW

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Red blood cells (RBCs) or erythrocytes are produced as 2-3 million/ second by the bone marrow. RBCs are smaller in size to enter even the smallest blood vessels and flow around the body by carrying oxygen to the cells for 120 days and after which, these aged cells are cleared from the passage and ingested by a process called phagocytosis by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. In humans, mature RBCs in circulation lack nucleus.

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