Influence of Mg2+-deficiency on the membrane elastic shear modulus and geometric factors of rat blood cells.
Under conditions of "acute" Mg2+-deficiency there was found a strong increase of the elastic shear modulus of rat RBC membrane. The surface index SI, defined as dimensionless shape factor is significantly increased.
D000818:Animals; D004548:Elasticity; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats
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