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ebook:Nurse’s Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests EDITION
Pyruvate kinase (PK) functions in the formation of
pyruvate and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) in
glycolysis. The pyruvate thus formed is subsequently
converted to lactate. RBCs that lack PK have a low
affinity for oxygen. Episodes of hemolysis in individuals
lacking this enzyme are severe and chronic and
are exacerbated by stressors such as infection.
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