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Explain the difference between the chemical composition of hemosiderin and that of ferritin.
 
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Explain how lead inhibits heme synthesis.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Hemosiderin is an amalgam of iron, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. Ferritin is composed of polypeptides arranged in a spherical shell. Iron atoms are stored in the shell.

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Answer: Lead passes to the bone marrow where it accumulates in the mitochondria of erythroblasts and inhibits the enzymes involved in heme synthesis. RNA aggregates and mitochondria degenerates, forming basophilic stippling. Some aggregates contain free ionized iron. The enzymes most sensitive to lead are ALA-D and ferrocheletase.


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