Title :
Glucose utilisation in preserved RBC
Author :
Bhattacharyya, Col A K
Abstract :
Glucose metabolism is a cellular necessity for maintenance of the life process. The two important biochemical intermediates in glucose metabolism on red blood corpuscles (RBC) are adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (2,3 DPG). ATP is responsible for maintenance of the size and shape of RBC and 2,3-DPG, and for the oxygen carrying capacity (the raison d´etre) of RBC
Keywords :
blood; cellular biophysics; organic compounds; 2,3 diphosphoglycerate; ATP; adenosine triphosphate; biochemical intermediates; blood banks; blood preservation; glucose metabolism; glucose utilisation; life process maintenance; oxygen carrying capacity; preserved RBC; red blood corpuscles; shape; size; Animals; Blood; Cells (biology); Drugs; Hospitals; Isotopes; Plasma temperature; Refrigeration; Sugar; Tagging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.533051
