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Acanthocytes

Known as: Crenated Red Blood Cell, acanthrocyte, cells spur 
Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance. (MeSH)
National Institutes of Health

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Acanthocyte Count (procedure)AcanthocytosisChorea Acanthocytosis SyndromeCrenated Cell Measurement

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Review
2016
Review
2016
An unusual cause of anemia in cirrhosis: spur cell anemia, a case report with review of literature
Chronic anemia is common in liver cirrhosis. In this setting, the pathogenesis of anemia is complex and multifactorial. Spur cell… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Is the imperilled spur-thighed tortoise ( Testudo graeca ) native in Sardinia? Implications from population genetics and for conservation
Using mtDNA sequences and 12 microsatellite loci, we compare populations of Testudo graeca from Sardinia and North Africa. The… 
2006
2006
Mortality of northern New Zealand dotterels (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) following an aerial poisoning operation
The anticoagulant brodifacoum is widely used for the control and eradication of vertebrate pests in New Zealand. During poisoning… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Diseases of the respiratory tract of chelonians.
1996
1996
Cholesterol-loading of membranes of normal erythrocytes inhibits phospholipid repair and arachidonoyl-CoA:1-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acyl transferase. A model of spur cell anemia.
Spur cell anemia may occur in severe liver disease including alcoholic cirrhosis. Spur cell anemia red blood cells (RBCs) have a… 
1995
1995
Innervation of myofibroblast-like scleral spur cells in human monkey eyes.
PURPOSE To study the innervation of the presumably contractile, myofibroblast-like scleral spur cells in human and cynomolgus… 
1983
1983
Spur cells in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis are associated with reduced plasma levels of apoA-II, HDL3, and LDL.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Morphology of normal erythrocyte and acanthocyte using Nomarski optics and the scanning electron microscope.
The morphology of normal erythrocytes and of acanthocytes from five patients with abetalipoproteinemia was studied by two… 
1968
1968
The acanthocyte in cirrhosis with hemolytic anemia.
Abstract A patient with severe cirrhosis and hemolytic anemia associated with marked acanthocytosis is described. Wet… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
A new hereditary acanthocytosis syndrome.
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