Discovery opens new options for improving transfusions

Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 12:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Donated red blood cells lose a key feature that diminishes their lifesaving power the longer they have been stored, according to researchers. The finding details how banked blood undergoes a change during storage that decreases its ability to transport oxygen.

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