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. 1970 Oct;23(7):572–576. doi: 10.1136/jcp.23.7.572

Thermal damage to red cells

S Baar 1, D J Arrowsmith 1
PMCID: PMC476838  PMID: 5483385

Abstract

Erythrocytes from a burned patient show a temporal sequence of morphological changes. Immediate severe changes occur which are followed by a transient phase only of less abnormal morphology.

Heating whole blood in vitro to 49°C instead of 50°C does not show the expected dose response curve.

Heating whole blood in vitro to 50°C induces progressive morphological changes.

Fractionation of whole blood and subsequent heating to 48°C show the older cells to be less deformable.

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