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Sickle Cell Vasoocclusion: Heterotypic, Multicellular Aggregations Driven by Leukocyte Adhesion
1 Jan 2004
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Homozygous expression of sickle beta-globin alters the function of blood cells and the endothelium, producing a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Intravital microscopy studies in sickle cell mice suggest that vasoocclusion is a complex, sequential, multistep phenomenon involving (1) endothelial activation by sickle erythrocyte (SSRBC), (2) leukocyte (WBC) adhesion to the endothelium, and (3) the direct...
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