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Scanning electron microscopy of RBC. RBC stored in saline undergo considerable shape change from a normal smooth discoid shape (discocyte) to a spheroid shape with speculae (echinocyte) over 56 days with only 31% exhibiting a normal discocyte appearance on Day 56. The addition of reduced VitC (Lo/Hi) or oxidized VitC (DHA) increased the percent of normal discocyte shaped RBCs on Day 56. However, these changes again did not reach statistical significance. (N = 3/group, p > 0.05).
