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Catalase Activity in Young Red Cells

Nature volume 197, pages 503–504 (1963)Cite this article

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THE process of ageing of mature red blood cells is thought to be related to a progressive deterioration of one or more metabolic functions on which the morphological integrity of the cell appears to depend1. At present, there is insufficient evidence available to permit an identification of the critical processes within the cell that control and delineate its life span. Recent investigation of this problem has been focused at the enzyme-level, and it has been reported that young red cells have increased levels of catalase2 as well as other enzymes3,4 which fall progressively as the cells age.

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SASS, M. Catalase Activity in Young Red Cells. Nature 197, 503–504 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197503b0

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