Red blood cell life span in the ovine fetus

Brace et al quantified red cell life span in 12 chronically catheterized fetal sheep at 97-136 days gestation with the use of autologous red cells labeled with [14C]cyanate. The results include that red cell life span in the fetal circulation is short compared with the adult and red cells in younger...

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Published in:American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology integrative and comparative physiology, 2000-10, Vol.48 (4), p.R1196-R1204
Main Authors: BRACE, Robert A, LANGENDÖRFER, Christiane, SONG, Tae-Bok, MOCK, Donald M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Embryology: invertebrates and vertebrates. Teratology
Erythrocytes
Fetuses
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Organogenesis. Physiological fonctions
Physical growth
Physiological fonctions
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Summary:Brace et al quantified red cell life span in 12 chronically catheterized fetal sheep at 97-136 days gestation with the use of autologous red cells labeled with [14C]cyanate. The results include that red cell life span in the fetal circulation is short compared with the adult and red cells in younger fetuses have shorter life spans than in near-term fetuses.
ISSN:0363-6119
1522-1490