Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Monday, March 4, 2013

Shelf life of blood

A small study from Johns Hopkins adds to the growing body of evidence that red blood cells stored longer than three weeks begin to lose the capacity to deliver oxygen-rich cells where they may be most needed.

Read more:
'Shelf life' of blood? Shorter than we think

Blood in storage at Red Cross.

Source: Science Daily

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