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2,3-diphosphoglycerate

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2,3-di·phos·pho·glyc·er·ate (d-fsf-gls-rt)
n.
An isomer of 1,3-diphosphoglycerate that occurs in red blood cells and is essential to the normal functioning of hemoglobin.

2,3-diphosphoglycerate


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Complications such as infections, immunosuppression, impairment of microcirculatory blood flow, 2,3-diphosphoglycerate deficiency, and an array of biochemical and physiological derangements including hypocalcemia, coagulopathy, hyperkalemia, and hypothermia are associated with the use of PRBCs.
Normally, the body fills that crucial site with a substance called 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG).
 
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