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Kindly tell why erythrocytes are destroyed in spleen ...

Dear student, ​Please find below the solution to the asked query .......... Only red blood cells which are old and defected ones are destroyed by spleen. It does not destroy all type of blood cells....hope it helps..REGARDS.

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The red cells are physiologically destroyed in spleen. To pass through the narrow gaps in splenic sinusoids need the deformability (flexibility, elasticity) of the red cells. ... In the old cells, there is loss of this function due to decreased levels of ATP below critical levels, which is function of time
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