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hematopoietic system
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• reduction in hematopoietic tissue in both the liver and bone marrow
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• anemia is most severe at a young age and tends to diminish with increasing age
• iron-dextran injection resolves the anemia
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• red blood cell count is reduced to about 3/4 of the normal value
(J:64261)
(J:128474)
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• slight reduction
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• slight reduction in mean cell volume
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• erythrocytes show great variation in size and form
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macrocytosis
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J:128474
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• some cells are macrocytic
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microcytosis
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J:128474
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• many microcytic cells
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• macrocytic cells with marked polychromasia
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