Sickle hemoglobin fibers: Mechanisms of depolymerization

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 395-412

  Agarwal, Gunjan ^a   Wang, Jiang Cheng ^a   Kwong, Suzanna ^a   Cohen, Scott M ^b   Ferrone, Frank A ^c   Josephs, Robert ^d   Briehl, Robin W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Depolymerization; Fibers; Kinetics; Mechanism; Sickle hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN S; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; KINETICS; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 0036384302     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00770-2     Document Type: Article

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