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Normal red blood cells’ shape stabilized by membrane’s in-plane ordering

Red blood cells (RBCs) are present in almost all vertebrates and their main function is to transport oxygen to the body tissues. RBCs’ shape plays a significant role in their functionality. In almost all mammals in normal conditions, RBCs adopt a disk-like (discocyte) shape, which optimizes their fl...

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Autores principales: Mesarec, L., Góźdź, W., Iglič, A., Kralj-Iglič, V., Virga, E. G., Kralj, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6930264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31875042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56128-0