Molecular Biosensing Mechanisms in the Spleen for the Removal of Aged and Damaged Red Cells from the Blood Circulation
Heinz bodies are intraerythrocytic inclusions of hemichrome formed as a result of hemoglobin (Hb) oxidation. They typically develop in aged red cells. Based on the hypothesis that hemichrome formation is an innate characteristic of physiologically normal Hb molecules, we present an overview of our p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-07-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/8/7099/ |