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Impaired vasodilation by red blood cells in sickle cell disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Feb 2005
Pawloski John R, Hess Douglas T, Stamler Jonathan S
Abstract excerpt
Red blood cells (RBCs) have been ascribed a unique role in dilating blood vessels, which requires O2-regulated binding and bioactivation of NO by Hb and transfer of NO equivalents to the RBC membrane. Vasoocclusion in hypoxic tissues is the hallmark of sickle cell anemia. Here we show that sickle...
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