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Medium corpuscular [[Hämoglobin/en|haemoglobin]] (MCH): | Medium corpuscular [[Hämoglobin/en|haemoglobin]] (MCH): | ||
− | The mean haemoglobin content of a single [[erythrocyte]] is approximately 30 pg (one picogram is one billionth of a gram (1/1,000,000,000,000,000 grams). | + | The mean haemoglobin content of a single [[Erythrozyt/en|erythrocyte]] is approximately 30 pg (one picogram is one billionth of a gram (1/1,000,000,000,000,000 grams). |
Blood diseases with reduced MCH are referred to as hypochromic (e.g. iron deficiency), those with increased MCH as hyperchromic anemia (e.g. vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency). | Blood diseases with reduced MCH are referred to as hypochromic (e.g. iron deficiency), those with increased MCH as hyperchromic anemia (e.g. vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency). |
Medium corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH):
The mean haemoglobin content of a single erythrocyte is approximately 30 pg (one picogram is one billionth of a gram (1/1,000,000,000,000,000 grams).
Blood diseases with reduced MCH are referred to as hypochromic (e.g. iron deficiency), those with increased MCH as hyperchromic anemia (e.g. vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency).