Quantitative intravital two-photon excitation microscopy reveals absence of pulmonary vaso-occlusion in unchallenged Sickle Cell Disease mice

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder that leads to red blood cell (RBC) sickling, hemolysis and the upregulation of adhesion molecules on sickle RBCs. Chronic hemolysis in SCD results in a hyper-inflammatory state characterized by activation of circulating leukocytes, platelets and endoth...

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Main Authors: Bennewitz, Margaret F, Watkins, Simon C, Sundd, Prithu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435611/