Blood tests showed that the low-zinc diet lowered the men's stores of the mineral, and diminished the activity of the carbonic anhydrase enzymes in their red blood cells.
Iron is required for the production of red blood cells (a process known as haematopoiesis), but it's also part of haemoglobin (that is the pigment of the red blood cells) binding to the oxygen and thus facilitating its transport from the lungs via the arteries to all cells throughout the body.ron is required for the production of red blood cells (a process known as haematopoiesis), but it's also part of haemoglobin (that is the pigment of the red blood cells) binding to the oxygen and thus facilitating its transport from the lungs via the arteries to all cells throughout the body.
1. Red blood cells. 2. White blood cells. 3. Platelets. Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen around the body to the tissues and organs that need it. As oxygen enters the blood stream through the alveoli of the lungs it binds to a special protein in the red blood cells called haemoglobin.This can be seen in the adjacent image.. Red blood cells. 2. White blood cells. 3. Platelets. Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen around the body to the tissues and organs that need it. As oxygen enters the blood stream through the alveoli of the lungs it binds to a special protein in the red blood cells called haemoglobin.