Altered Membrane Structure and Surface Potential in Homozygous Hemoglobin C Erythrocytes

Fuyuki Tokumasu; Glenn A. Nardone; Graciela R. Ostera; Rick M. Fairhurst; Steven D. Beaudry; Eri Hayakawa; James A. Dvorak

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005828

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Altered Membrane Structure and Surface Potential in Homozygous Hemoglobin C Erythrocytes

Fuyuki Tokumasu ,

* E-mail: ftokumasu@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Biophysical and Biochemical Parasitology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Glenn A. Nardone,

Affiliation Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Graciela R. Ostera,

Affiliation Biophysical and Biochemical Parasitology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Rick M. Fairhurst,

Affiliation Malaria Pathogenesis and Human Immunity Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Steven D. Beaudry,

Affiliation Malaria Pathogenesis and Human Immunity Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Eri Hayakawa,

Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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James A. Dvorak

Affiliation Biophysical and Biochemical Parasitology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Altered Membrane Structure and Surface Potential in Homozygous Hemoglobin C Erythrocytes

Fuyuki Tokumasu,
Glenn A. Nardone,
Graciela R. Ostera,
Rick M. Fairhurst,
Steven D. Beaudry,
Eri Hayakawa,
James A. Dvorak

Published: June 8, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005828

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