The water exchange lifetime (τ i) through red blood cell (RBC) membranes can be measured
by analyzing the water protons bi-exponential T 1 and T 2 curves when RBCs are …

Background: Small animal models have been previously used in transfusion medicine
studies to evaluate the safety of blood transfusion products. Although there are multiple …

For its fundamental relevance, transport of water and glycerol across the erythrocyte
membrane has long been investigated before and after the discovery of aquaporins (AQPs) …

Pulsed gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR diffusion measurements provide a powerful
technique for probing porous media. The derivation of analytical mathematical models for …

Objectives Development of a protocol for validation and quality assurance of filter-exchange
imaging (FEXI) pulse sequences with well-defined and reproducible phantoms. Materials …

The self-diffusion of water and lipids in water—mouse RBCs' suspension was investigated
by pulsed field gradient NMR technique at different diffusion times in temperature range from …

Red blood cells (RBC) from an Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) were studied by light
microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a new nuclear magnetic …

Self-diffusion of water-soluble fullerene derivative (WSFD) C 60 [S (CH 2) 3 SO 3 Na] 5 H in
mouse red blood cells (RBC) was characterized by 1 H pulsed field gradient NMR …

The erythrocyte sensitivity of some mammalian species (human, rat, rabbit) to posthypertonic
lysis effect when varying NaCl concentration in dehydration medium, cell incubation …

The structures of several aquaglyceroporins have been resolved to atomic resolution
showing two or more glycerols bound inside a channel and confirming a glycerol-facilitator's …