Alteration of red cell membrane viscoelasticity by heat treatment: Effect on cell deformability and suspension viscosity

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Abstract
The membrane shear elastic modulus (μ ) and the time constant for extensional shape recovery (tc) were measured for normal, control human red blood cells (RBC) and for RBC heat treated (HT) at 48°C. Three separate methods for the measurement of μ wer