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Erythrocyte Membrane

Known as: Membranes, Erythrocyte, Cytoskeleton, Erythrocyte, Erythrocyte Membranes 
The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell surfaceCytoskeletonMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

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Plasma membrane

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Red Cell Ghost

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Incorporation and clearance of omega-3 fatty acids in erythrocyte membranes and plasma phospholipids.
BACKGROUND The sum of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 omega3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 omega3) in erythrocyte… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Isolation and characterization of a membrane protein from normal human erythrocytes that inhibits reactive lysis of the erythrocytes of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
The observation that type III erythrocytes of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) are susceptible to hemolysis initiated by… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Visualization of the hexagonal lattice in the erythrocyte membrane skeleton
The isolated membrane skeleton of human erythrocytes was studied by high resolution negative staining electron microscopy. When… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Erythrocyte membrane elasticity and viscosity.
The classical theory of elasticity (35) treats the material of a deformable body as a three-dimensional continuum in which… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The red cell as a fluid droplet: tank tread-like motion of the human erythrocyte membrane in shear flow.
When whole human blood is subjected to viscometric flow, individual red cells are seen to be elongated and oriented in the shear… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Microviscosity parameters and protein mobility in biological membranes.
Review
1974
Review
1974
THE ORGANIZATION OF PROTEINS IN THE HUMAN RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANE
The elucidation of the molecular architecture of cell membranes is a central goal for cell biology, as structure lies at the… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Membrane Structure: Some General Principles
The arrangement of lipids and some proteins in the erythrocyte membrane has been discussed. The conclusions from this are listed… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Electrophoretic analysis of the major polypeptides of the human erythrocyte membrane.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Studies on lecithin-cholesterol-water interactions by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction.
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