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Membrane Lipids and Proteins as a Basis of Red Cell Shape and its Alterations

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The peculiar, biconcave-discoidal, shape of the mammalian erythrocyte has intrigued scientists from many disciplines between theoretical physics and clinical medicine ever since its first observation following the invention of sufficiently magnifying microscopes.

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Deuticke, B. (2003). Membrane Lipids and Proteins as a Basis of Red Cell Shape and its Alterations. In: Bernhardt, I., Ellory, J.C. (eds) Red Cell Membrane Transport in Health and Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05181-8_2

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