Record #:

25903

Author(s):

McColm, Jan

Abstract:

Pharmacology professor, Leslie Parise, found that sickle cells are stickier than normal red blood cells. Based on her research, stickier cells might explain why sickle cell patients experience a pain crisis.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Spring 2006, p30-32, il, por

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research