When a red blood cell spits out its nucleus, where does the nucleus go?

Subject: When a red blood cell spits out its nucleus, where does the nucleus go?

Date: Mon Oct 13 13:46:21 1997
Posted by CLRiddick
Grade level: 4-6
School: Shelby Oaks Elementary
City: Memphis State/Province: TN
Country: U.S.A
Area of science: Cell Biology
ID: 876768381.Cb

Message:

We learned that when red blood cells leave the marrow, they spit out their nuclei. We were wondering where the nuclei go, and how the blood cell knows where to go and what to do without its nucleus. Wenli Cai 5th Grader

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