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Potential therapeutic action of nitrite in sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutant form of hemoglobin that polymerizes under hypoxic conditions, increasing rigidity, fragility, calcium influx-mediated dehydration, and adhesivity of red blood cells. Increased red cell fragility results in hemolysis, which reduces nitric oxide (NO) bioavaila...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5430577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28511346 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2017.05.006 |