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Rate of Exchange of Phosphate in Red Blood Cells: Effect of Thyroid Hormones

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A METHOD for the in vivo determination of the rate of exchange of phosphate in red blood cells by means of the s 32P coefficient has already been described. This coefficient measures the outflow of phosphorus-32 from circulating labelled red blood cells1. It has been shown that s 32P represents the turnover-rate of acid-soluble phosphate in the red blood cell2.

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  1. Ermans, A. M., C.R. Soc. Biol., 147, 1525 (1952).

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  2. Ermans, A. M., “Influence de l'activité thyroïdienne sur la vitesse d'échange du phosphore globulaire. Bases physiologiques et applications cliniques” (Editions Acta Clinica Belgica, 1958).

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ERMANS, A., BASTENIE, P. Rate of Exchange of Phosphate in Red Blood Cells: Effect of Thyroid Hormones. Nature 183, 679–680 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183679a0

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