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Title
Neocytolysis on descent from altitude: a newly recognized mechanism for the control of red cell mass.
Authors
Rice, L; Ruiz, W; Driscoll, T; Whitley, C E; Tapia, R; Hachey, D L; Gonzales, G F; Alfrey, C P
Abstract
Studies of space-flight anemia have uncovered a physiologic process, neocytolysis, by which young red blood cells are selectively hemolyzed, allowing rapid adaptation when red cell mass is excessive for a new environment.
Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2001, Vol 134, Issue 8, p652