title: Morphological classification by scanning electron microscopy of erythrocytes stored at 4 degrees C in citrate-phosphate-dextrose anticoagulant.
abstract: Scanning electron microscopy of human blood stored at 4 degrees C in CPD buffer shows a variation of red cell morphology over a period of 21 days. Our results show that at least 10 significantly different red cell shapes are present in stored whole blood.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paramedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Cape Technikon, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Truter
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001793:Blood Preservation; D002951:Citrates; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D005947:Glucose; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002951:Citrates; C007077:citrate phosphate dextrose; D005947:Glucose