Function: Transport of haemoglobin Life Span:100-120 days Origin: Pluripotential Hemopoietic Stem Cell Stimulates production: Erythropoietin Production Site: Bone Marrow Stages of Development: I. Basophilic Erythroblast II. Polychromatophilic Erythroblast III. Orthochromatic Erythroblast IV. Reticulocyte V. Erythrocyte
Disorder: Anemia
a condition in which there is a deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness
Disorder: Polycythemia
an abnormally increased concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. It may be a primary disease of unknown cause, or a secondary condition linked to respiratory or circulatory disorder or cancer.