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Approximately how long does a RBC “live?”Where are they recycled?

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around 120 years

Red blood cells, as with most other cells, eventually age and are damaged to the point where they need to be recycled by our own body. The spleen, liver and lymph nodes are all places where the red blood cells can be readily recycled

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