ERYTHROCYTE LIFE SPAN IN GROWING SWINE AS DETERMINED BY GLYCINE-2-C14

Abstract

Red blood cell survival studies were performed on five normal growing swine by following the C¹⁴-specific activity of hemoglobin and heme after the administration of glycine-2-C¹⁴. The erythrocytes of normal growing swine appear to be destroyed both by a random and an age-dependent process. Random destruction accounts for the larger portion of the cells which are destroyed.