Erythrocytic Metabolism - 1
General facts:
Life
span of erythrocyte =
120
days
Functions
of erythrocytes:
Carry
O2 to tissue from lungs
Carry
CO2 to lungs from tissue
No energy required
Intracellular
balance of cations (K+ & Na++)
Metabolic
processes that require energy:
Maintenance
of membrane phospholipids
Maintenance
of skeletal protein elasticity
Methemoglobin reducatase (Fe+++ Fe++)
Destruction
of oxidative products via glutathione
Glycolysis
Nucleotide salvage (NADH NAD)