PHAR 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Hematopoietic Stem Cell, Cfu-Gemm
15 Feb 2018
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Anemia: definition, types, chemicals/drugs and their mechanism, targeting the platelet. Transportation: oxygen and co2, food molecules (glucose, lipids, amino acids, ions, waste, hormones. The blood carries white blood cells for immune responses. Homeostasis: regulation of ph and electrolyte composition, stabilization of body temperature. Blood is a type of liquid connective tissue with the following components: The four main types of tissue in the body are connective, nervous, skeletal, and epithelial. One of the major components of blood is plasma (55%: this includes plasma proteins and serum, plasma is made up of water, proteins, and other solutes. The other major component is formed elements (45%: this includes red blood cells (99%of the formed elements is rbcs), white blood cells, and platelets, the white blood cells include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, basophils, and lymphocytes. Blood is ~8% of body weight: women have ~4-5 litres of blood, men have ~5-7 litres of blood. First response cell against invading cells (for injury)
