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How do red blood cells know when to die?

Human red blood cells (RBCs) are normally phagocytized by macrophages of splenic and hepatic sinusoids at 120 days of age. The destruction of RBCs is ultimately controlled by antagonist effects of phosphatidylserine (PS) and CD47 on the phagocytic activity of macrophages. In this work, we introduce...

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Autores principales: Arias, Clemente Fernandez, Arias, Cristina Fernandez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28484605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160850