Evaluation of Stem Cell-Derived Red Blood Cells as a Transfusion Product Using a Novel Animal Model.

Reliance on volunteer blood donors can lead to transfusion product shortages, and current liquid storage of red blood cells (RBCs) is associated with biochemical changes over time, known as 'the storage lesion'. Thus, there is a need for alternative sources of transfusable RBCs to suppleme...

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Main Authors: Sandeep N Shah, Monique P Gelderman, Emily M A Lewis, John Farrel, Francine Wood, Michael Brad Strader, Abdu I Alayash, Jaroslav G Vostal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5154495?pdf=render