Susceptibility of density-fractionated erythrocytes to subhaemolytic mechanical shear stress.

CONCLUSION: Red blood cell populations respond differently to mechanical stimuli: older (more dense) cells are highly susceptible to sublethal mechanical trauma, while cell age (density) does not appear to alter the magnitude of improved cell deformability following low-shear conditioning.
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Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - August 3, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: McNamee AP, Richardson K, Horobin J, Kuck L, Simmonds MJ Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research