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1.blood Physiology
1.blood Physiology
1.blood Physiology
Physiology
Overview
By the end of the lecture you should be able to
understand:
Composition and functions of blood
Red blood cells:
CFU -E Granulocytes
CFU-B
Monocytes
PHSC CFU -Spl
CFU-GM Macrophages
Megakaryocytes
Platelets
CFU-M
PHSC T - Lymphocytes
B - Lymphocytes
Erythopoietin prod
by Kidney
Plasma Erythopoietin
Production of RBC by
Bone marrow
Blood Haemoglobin
conc
The synthesis of HB
◦ Begins at the Proerythroblast
A P
stage
C C ◦ Continue up to reticulocyte stage
Stages of Hb synthesis
HC CH
◦ 2 succinyl CoA combine with 2
N
glycine molecule to form a
H
pyrole molecule
Pyrole molecule
CH
3
CH=CH2
combine to form
N N protoporphyrin IX
N
N CH
3
3
CH
(CH2 ) - COO-
- COO- - (CH2 )
Protoporphyrin IX
CH
3
CH=CH2
with Fe++ to form Haeme
N N
Fe++
N
N CH
3
3
CH
(CH2 ) - COO-
- COO- - (CH2 )
Haeme
= CH
2
Eachhaeme molecule
CH CH
3
CH
3 combine with a long
N N
CH=CH2
polypeptide chain
Fe++ O2 (Globin)to form
N
N CH
3
haemoglobin chain
3
CH
(CH2 ) - COO-
There are different types
- COO- - (CH2 )
of chains formed
Poypeptide chain depending on amino acid
(Globin) composition of the
polypeptide chain
Haemoglobin chain
( or )
CH
3 haemoglobin chains
CH=CH2 include
N N ◦ Chain contain 141 AA
Fe++ O2
N residues
N CH
3
(CH2 ) - COO-
residues
- COO- - (CH2 )
◦ Chain contain 146 AA
Poypeptide chain residues
(globin) 10 individual residues differ
from the Chain
◦ Chain contain 146 AA
Haemoglobin Chain residues
37 individual residues differ
from Chain