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Hemolytic anemias due to erythrocyte enzyme deficiencies.
Molecular aspects of medicine - 1 Apr 1996
Jacobasch G, Rapoport S M
Abstract excerpt
Red blood cells can only fulfil their functions over the normal period of approximately 120 days with 1.7 x 10(5) circulatory cycles efficiently if they withstand external and internal loads. This requires ATP and redox equivalents, which have to be permanently regenerated by the energy and redox metabolism. These pathways are necessary to maintain the biconcave shape of the cells, their specific intracellular...
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