Which among the following is required for the production of RBCs?

Which among the following is required for the production of RBCs? Correct Answer Folic acid

TB solution:

• Red blood cells are one of the major blood cells which mainly help in the transportation of oxygen from the lungs to the cells.
• RBCs is biconcave disc-shaped cells with a life span of 120 days
• RBC is mainly composed of haemoglobin
• The biconcave shape allows RBCs to bend and flow smoothly through the body’s capillaries. It also facilitates oxygen transport.
• Red blood cells cannot divide like other cells. They cannot synthesize proteins independently.
• The blood’s red colour is due to the presence of hemic iron ions in haemoglobin.
• Each human RBC contains approximately 270 million haemoglobin biomolecules, each carrying four heme groups to which oxygen binds

Key Points

•  Erythropoiesis is the production of RBC
• Erythropoietin helps in the formation of RBC. This process takes place in bone marrow
• juxtaglomerular cells in the kidney will produce erythropoietin in response to hypoxia
• folic acid, B12, and iron play a major role in the formation of RBC because all these 3 are required for the formation of haemoglobin.

 Additional Information

• Vitamin - D is essential for the formation of bones, deficiency of this vitamin can lead to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults
• Vitamin - A is also called Retinol, and this vitamin is mainly helpful for vision, lack or deficiency of this vitamin can cause night blindness and xerophthalmia
• vitamin - E is also called tocopherol, it helps in proper nerves and muscle functioning