red blood cell
- n a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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- Cerus Initiates Patient Enrollment in European Phase III Clinical Trials for INTERCEPT Red Blood Cells for Acute and ...
Cerus Corporation announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in two European Phase III clinical trials for the INTERCEPT System for red blood cells .
June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Scientists identify potential drug target for treatment-resistant anemias
Researchers have identified a key target protein of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis, malaria, kidney dialysis, and chemotherapy. The discovery could spur development of drugs capable of increasing this protein’s production and thus increased numbers of red blood ...
June 10, 2013 - Science Daily - Malaria's deadly grip revealed: Severe malaria breakthrough
Researchers have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines or drugs to combat severe malaria by stopping the parasites attaching to blood vessels.
June 5, 2013 - Science Daily