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Title:

Anemia and splenomegaly in cGKI-deficient mice

Document type:
Article
Author(s):
Foeller, Michael; Feil, S; Ghoreschi, Kamran; Koka, Saisudha; Gerling, Andrea; Thunemann, M; Hofmann, Franz; Schuler, Beat; Vogel, Johannes; Pichler, Bernd; Kasinathan, RaviS; Nicolay, JanP; Huber, StephanM; Lang, Florian; Feil, R
Abstract:
To explore the functional significance of cGMP-dependent protein kinase type I (cGKI) in the regulation of erythrocyte survival, gene-targeted mice lacking cGKI were compared with their control littermates. By the age of 10 weeks, cGKI-deficient mice exhibited pronounced anemia and splenomegaly. Compared with control mice, the cGKI mutants had significantly lower red blood cell count, packed cell volume, and hemoglobin concentration. Anemia was associated with a higher reticulocyte number and an...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
105
Journal issue:
18
Pages contribution:
6771-6776
Language:
eng
Print-ISSN:
0027-8424
TUM Institution:
Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie
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