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Aging of the erythrocyte. III. Cation content

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Studies on the main cation content of density-separated bovine erythrocytes showed a progressive decrease in the levels of K+ and Mg2+ with increasing cell density (and age) accompanied by an increase in the level of Na+. The magnitude of net cation loss corresponded to that of red cell volume decrease, but could not account for the total increase in the microviscosity of the erythrocyte interior.

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  1. Department of Biophysics and Laboratory of Biological Sciences, University of Łódź, PL-90-237, Łódź, Poland

    G. Bartosz, B. Świerczyński & R. Gondko

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Bartosz, G., Świerczyński, B. & Gondko, R. Aging of the erythrocyte. III. Cation content. Experientia 37, 723–724 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967945

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