Accession Number:
AD0726342
Title:
Changes in Erythrocyte Membranes during Cold Storage II.
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Interim rept.,
Corporate Author:
ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT KNOX KY
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Report Date:
1971-05-28
Pagination or Media Count:
13.0
Abstract:
Various assays and physicochemical methods were used to compare membrane proteins from erythrocytes that had been stored up to 42 days at 4C. Red cell membranes were found to decrease in hydrophobicity, flexibility, and sulfhydryl content on storage. These changes are not due to proteolysis, but related to an unresolved change in the structural characteristics of the lipoproteins comprising the membrane superstructure. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Biochemistry
- Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies