Deformability investigations of erythrocytes stored at different temperatures |
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| Authors: | G Wegner W Kucera W Toursel D Lerche |
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| Institution: | Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, Bereich Medizin (Charité), Institut für Transfusiologie und Transplantologie, GDR. |
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| Abstract: | The deformability changes of erythrocytes stored at different temperatures were characterized by a filtration procedure. The filterability index (FI) of erythrocytes cryopreserved at either -196 degrees C or -28 degrees C increased (deformability decreased) by about 9% and 40% respectively. For comparison with the cryopreserves the filterability of erythrocytes stored in liquid state at +4 degrees C were investigated. The filterability changes are discussed in comparison with the changes of MCHC during storage. |
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