The effect of alcohols on red blood cell mechanical properties and membrane fluidity depends on their molecular size.
The role of membrane fluidity in determining red blood cell (RBC) deformability has been suggested by a number of studies. The present investigation evaluated alterations of RBC membrane fluidity, deformability and stability in the presence of four linear alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol and bu...
Main Authors: | Melda Sonmez, Huseyin Yavuz Ince, Ozlem Yalcin, Vladimir Ajdžanović, Ivan Spasojević, Herbert J Meiselman, Oguz K Baskurt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3781072?pdf=render |
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