Metabolic effects occurring in irradiated and non-irradiated red blood cellular components for clinical transfusion practice: An in vitro comparison

Background: Storage lesions occur in red blood cell products when potassium ions, haemoglobin and lactate dehydrogenase are released into the extracellular plasma due to post-irradiation storage or cellular degeneration. The South African blood transfusion establishments do not comply with the unive...

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Main Authors: Faieqa Adams, Gregory R.M. Bellairs, Arthur R. Bird, Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/606