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How are old blood cells removed from the circulation? How are the various components of the red blood cell disposed of?

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When the red blood cells get matured, old or even rupture these are destroyed by the cells of the lymph nodes and spleen.

The haptoglobin protein binds to the hemoglobin and carries the blood components to the spleen or the lymph nodes where these components are recycled.

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