Comparison of the Pharmacokinetic Properties of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers

Hemoglobin (Hb) is an ideal material for use in the development of an oxygen carrier in view of its innate biological properties. However, the vascular retention of free Hb is too short to permit a full therapeutic effect because Hb is rapidly cleared from the kidney via glomerular filtration or fro...

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Main Authors: Kazuaki Taguchi, Keishi Yamasaki, Toru Maruyama, Masaki Otagiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/8/1/11