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The erythrocyte membrane in kwashiorkor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

W. A. Coward
W. A. Coward
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Child Nutrition Unit, PO Box 6717, Kampala, Uganda
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Abstract

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1. Erythrocytes from Ugandan children with untreated kwashiorkor had membranes containing larger amounts of lecithin than erythrocytes collected during the recovery phase.

2. The passive permeability of the erythrocyte membrane to glycerol and thiourea was reduced in kwashiorkor and returned to a more normal value on treatment.

3. The results are discussed in the light of similar findings of high erythrocyte lecithin concentrations in various liver diseases.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 1971 , pp. 145 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1971

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