LAB MANUAL:MCKINLEY'S ANATOMY & PHYSIOL
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781260484991
Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 18, Problem 8DYKB
_____ 8. During the recycling of components following the normal destruction of erythrocytes, globin is broken down, and its components are
- a. used to synthesize new proteins.
- b. stored as iron in the liver.
- c. eliminated from the body in the bile.
- d. removed in the urine.
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LAB MANUAL:MCKINLEY'S ANATOMY & PHYSIOL
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