Intracellular Ca2+ Concentration and Phosphatidylserine Exposure in Healthy Human Erythrocytes in Dependence on in vivo Cell Age

After about 120 days of circulation in the blood stream, erythrocytes are cleared by macrophages in the spleen and the liver. The “eat me” signal of this event is thought to be the translocation of phosphatidylserine from the inner to the outer membrane leaflet due to activation of the scramblase, w...

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Main Authors: Ingolf Bernhardt, Duc Bach Nguyen, Mauro C. Wesseling, Lars Kaestner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01629/full