PBL 5: Frank Milano -Anemia

Question 1

List Controls of Erythrocyte Production

Answer 1

•AA’s used to create the globin protein molecules. •Iron used as the oxygen carrying component of heme. •B12 DNA synthesis (cell proliferation) •Folic acid DNA synthesis (cell proliferation) •Erythropoietin increases rate of production by effecting progenitor cells differentiation. •Male sex hormones (testosterone) increase production of erythropoietin