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. 2011 Apr;51(4):894-900.
doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03103.x.

Properties of stored red blood cells: understanding immune and vascular reactivity

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Properties of stored red blood cells: understanding immune and vascular reactivity

Philip C Spinella et al. Transfusion. 2011 Apr.
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Figure 1. Biological pathways and potential causes of a RBC storage lesion
The figure illustrates that there are many potential mechanisms of a potential storage lesion, impacting overlapping pathways of oxygen delivery, RBC rheology and physiology, and immune modulation.

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