ERYTHROPOIESIS

Erythropoiesis is the production process of red blood cells. Learn how RBCs keep our bodies working, and what happens to us when production fails... From the Greek ‘erythro' meaning red, and ‘poiesis' meaning to make, erythropoiesis is the complex process that results in mature red blood cells - erythrocytes. This tightly regulated physiological process is one of the most important functions of bone marrow in adults... There are several types of blood cells, but erythropoiesis specifically refers to the specialized production of red blood cells.

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