In vivo volume and hemoglobin dynamics of human red blood cells.

Human red blood cells (RBCs) lose ∼30% of their volume and ∼20% of their hemoglobin (Hb) content during their ∼100-day lifespan in the bloodstream. These observations are well-documented, but the mechanisms for these volume and hemoglobin loss events are not clear. RBCs shed hemoglobin-containing ve...

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Main Authors: Roy Malka, Francisco Feijó Delgado, Scott R Manalis, John M Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4191880?pdf=render