title: Carnitine and acetylcarnitine in red blood cells.
abstract: Carnitine and acetylcarnitine were found to be present in human erythrocytes. Their presence was not as a factor of leucocyte contamination. Carnitine is present within the erythrocyte at a level comparable to that of the plasma, whilst acetylcarnitine is more concentrated within the cell. Red blood cell carnitine and acetylcarnitine do not freely exchange with plasma but intra-erythrocyte acetylcarnitine has a significant relationship to the plasma levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College London, Rayne Institute, U.K.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000108:Acetylcarnitine / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D002331:Carnitine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010949:Plasma / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000108:Acetylcarnitine; D002331:Carnitine