Vaso-occlusion by sickle cells: evidence for selective trapping of dense red cells.

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Summary

It is concluded that the progressive obstruction of the microcirculation by sickle cells involves selective sequestration of the densest classes of cells and that this mechanism might explain their partial disappearance during painful sickle cell crisis.

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Published
1986-11-01
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Keywords

Perfusion, Microcirculation, Occlusion, Chemistry, Vascular occlusion

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