The Effects of Conditions of Cerebral Anoxia, on Phospholipids, Metabolism, and Circulation of the Brain.

Abstract

The phospholipid composition of the blood plasma, whole red cells, and ghosts of healthy volunteers, patients with sickle cell anemia not in crisis and of patients with sickle cell crisis were examined. It was found that patients with sickle cell anemia show a relative increase of phospholipids in the ghosts which are enhanced in patients with sickle cell crisis. During sickle cell crisis the concentration of phosphatidylglycerol of blood plasma is significantly increased. Preliminary studies of the effect of norepinephrine on plasma and red cells from arterial and venous blood in anesthetized dogs demonstrate an increase of phosphatidylglycerol in the blood plasma and red cells subsequent to the norepinephrine infusion. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1973
Accession Number
AD0775914

Entities

People

  • Henry P. Schwarz

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Blood Plasma
  • Cells
  • Cerebral Hypoxia
  • Infusions
  • Membrane Lipids
  • Metabolism
  • Norepinephrine
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Sickle Cells
  • Volunteers

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology