Why does Red Blood Cell of Megaloblastic Anemia is biger than normal?

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Why does Red Blood Cell of Megaloblastic Anemia is biger than normal?

What size of anbormal RBC of Megaloblastic anemia?

2006-10-12 14:18:13 · 2 answers · asked by Patricia 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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The last cell division of the rbc precursor does not take place when there is a lack of either B12 or folate, it continues to mature though, and loses the nucleus leaving it with the cytoplasm of the cell that was ready to divide but could not.

Kind of a simplified version.

2006-10-12 14:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Megalo means big, that is how it got its name. They are too big because they arte unable to do the wor they are intended to do.

2006-10-15 14:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋