Extravascular Hemolysis - 1
Destruction of red blood cells outside of the blood
vessels.
Definition:
spleen
Sites of extravscular hemolysis & cells involved:
Bone marrow
liver
Lymph nodes
Littoral cells
macrophages
Alternative collective name for sites:
Kupffer cells
macrophages
Reticuloendothelial system
Percentage of hemolysis:
90%