THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BLOOD OXYGEN TRANSPORT AND THE HUMAN RED CELL AGING PROCESS
Michele Samaja 1 , Ermanna Rovida 2, Roberto Motterlini 3 and Massimo Tarantola 3 IDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche Universita di Milano 2Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate del C.N.R. 3Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
SUMMARY We have studied the relationship between the in vivo aging process of the human red cell (RBC) and its main function, the transport of 02 from the lungs to the tissues. This study included several approaches. First, we observed that the affinity for 02in young RBCs was lower than in old RBCs (p
Michele Samaja 1 , Ermanna Rovida 2, Roberto Motterlini 3 and Massimo Tarantola 3 IDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche Universita di Milano 2Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate del C.N.R. 3Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
SUMMARY We have studied the relationship between the in vivo aging process of the human red cell (RBC) and its main function, the transport of 02 from the lungs to the tissues. This study included several approaches. First, we observed that the affinity for 02in young RBCs was lower than in old RBCs (p
