RBC Topography (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

RBC Topography

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This is the topography of a red blood cell as measured by the SLIM optical technique. Though the cell keeps its shape as it ages, the membrane becomes less flexible.

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Gabriel Popescu

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