erythron


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erythron

(ɪˈrɪθrɒn)
n
(Biology) biology red blood cells and their related tissues
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er·y·thron

n. eritrón, concepto de la sangre como un sistema compuesto por los eritrocitos y sus precursores, así como también los órganos de los que provienen.
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Vandoolaeghe et al., "Alterations in iron metabolism and the erythron in major depression: Further evidence for a chronic inflammatory process," Journal of Affective Disorders, vol.
Proliferation and differentiation of red cells takes place in the bone marrow (erythron) prior to their release into the peripheral circulation [14,15].
The Effect of the Medicinal Mushrooms Agaricus brasiliensis and Ganoderma lucidum (Higher Basidiomycetes) on the Erythron System in Normal and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.
In iron deficiency there are no mobilizable Iron stores and in which signs of a compromised supply of iron to the tissues including the erythron are noted.
Anaemia is promoted by erythropoietin deficiency, shortened existence of red blood cells, death of immature erythroblasts due to the Fas ligand and TRAIL, decreased responsiveness of the erythron to proliferative signals of erythropoietin, and the myelosuppressive effect of the chemotherapy (32), (33).
Iron is primarily transported to the developing red cell mass or erythron in the marrow.
Anemia management of patients with CKD on dialysis is a constant challenge, since a chronic disease state coexists with ongoing procedural blood loss, reduced marrow erythroid response, restricted availability of storage iron to reenter the erythron pool, shortened red cell survival, and possibly other factors.
Expression of the H-subunit and L-subunit of ferritin in bone marrow macrophages and cells of the erythron during cellular immune activation.
Erythron was markedly enhanced, which diminished the myeloid to erythroid ratio to approximately 0.2:1 (bovine normal range 0.44-0.52:1 JAIN, 1986).
Evaluation of the erythron is a commonly used diagnostic technique to assess anemia in mammalian veterinary patients.
The second, collectively described as myeloid, generates red cells or the erythron, granulocytes and monocytes as well as megakaryocytes from which platelets will ultimately be derived (Fig.