Unit
Notes - 1
1. What are
sideroblasts:
Nucleated
cells containing iron deposits
2. What are siderocytes:
Non-nucleated
cells containing iron deposits
3. In which stages of erythropoiesis does one find hemoglobin synthesis occurring:
All stages
except the mature cell
4. Oxygen transport and different hemoglobins:
Hemoglobin F:
Has a high
affinity for oxygen thus carries higher levels of oxygen the Hb A
Sulfhemoglobin:
The sulfur
molecule binds with hemoglobin blocking attachment of oxygen