What are notable features of blood and clotting that change across the lifespan?
Answer:
The lifespan of a fetal RBC is about 120 days, which is much longer than the lifespan of adult RBCs, which is about 120 days.
Erythropoietin is released from the kidney in response to low oxygen levels in the bloodstream.
After birth of a neonate, bone marrow stimulation decreases as the body shifts from producing fetal to adult RBCs.
Hemoglobin drops after birth because the newborn’s body no longer needs the high levels of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin that were necessary during pregnancy.
Inflammaging refers to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that occurs with aging and is associated with a higher risk of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. Blood and clotting