Monday, January 11, 2010
Over a period of several days, through a complicated series of chemical reactions involving proteins, enzymes, and more hemoglobin is produced, until it saturates most of the maturing health red cell. At the same time, the nucleus of the health red cell becomes smaller and smaller. Just before reaching full maturity, the red cell loses its nucleus: at this point, it contains approximately three hundred million molecules of hemoglobin. The red cell is now called a reticulated. Anybody can develop foliate-deficiency anemia, but three groups of people are at major risk; pregnant women adults fifty-the older, and chronic alcoholics.
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