Biochemistry of Blood (BCH 577)

This course is offered for MSc students>
It covers the following topics:
Review of blood composition. Erythrocyte, leucocytes and platelet composition and metabolism. Hemoglobin and porphyrin metabolism. Metabolism of iron and its storage disorders. Factors affecting blood clotting mechanism. Inherited disorders of hemoglobin (e.g. hemoglobinopathies, porphyrias, sickle cell anemia). Bilirubin metabolism. Hyperbilirubinaemia.