title: Is it time to focus on preserving the functionality of red blood cells during storage?
authors.forename: M Dean
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Elfath
mesh_terms: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate / Q000097:blood; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D005947:Glucose