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unusual facts about Red blood


Red blood

Python curtus brongersmai, also known as the red blood python Python curtus brongersmai



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Aminolevulinic acid synthase

One form is expressed in red blood cell precursor cells (ALAS2), whereas the other (ALAS1) is ubiquitously expressed throughout the body.

Blood substitute

In 2013 a group scientists from IIT - Madras, India claimed that they were able to generate a quadrillion amount of pure Red blood cells from a million number of stem cells collected from umbilical cord in few weeks.

Dracula Piller

The Dracula Piller bag features a picture of the famous fictional vampire Dracula, with his name written in big, red, blood-dripping letters.

Hemolysis

Because the feeding process of the Plasmodium parasites damages red blood cells, malaria is sometimes called "parasitic hemolysis" in medical literature.

Mair Foods

Its fruit exports include Pakistan based Citrus (i.e., Kinnow, Mandarin, Clementine, Red Blood, Musammi) and Mangoes (Chaunsa, Sindhri, Langrha).

Red urine

Hematuria, the presence of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the urine

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Berberine, a yellow dye that is known to cause brain damage in infants and severe hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells) in some.