The biconcavity of the red cell: an analysis of several hypotheses

B. S. Bull; J. D. Brailsford

doi:10.1182/blood.v41.6.833.833

The biconcavity of the red cell: an analysis of several hypotheses

B. S. Bull, J. D. Brailsford

School of Medicine

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	833-844
Number of pages	12
Journal	Blood
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v41.6.833.833
State	Published - 1973

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Biochemistry
Immunology
Hematology
Cell Biology

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