Light - Induced Release of Protoporphyrin , But Not of Zinc Protoporphyrin , From Erythrocytes in a Patient With Greatly Elevated Erythrocyte
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A patient with greatly increased erythrocyte protoporphyrin, but normal porphyrins in urine and feces. is described. The patient later developed a malignant lymphoma. and the reason why she accumulated protoporphyrin in her erythrocytes is not known. The protoporphyrin in the erythrocytes consisted of two types of protoporphyrin. free protoporphyrin (30%) and zinc protoporphyrin (70%). Upon irradiation of erythrocytes in the absence of albumin. protoporphyrin and zinc protoporphyrin. which were both bound to hemoglobin, were released. In contrast. when the
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Light-induced release of protoporphyrin, but not of zinc protoporphyrin, from erythrocytes in a patient with greatly elevated erythrocyte protoporphyrin.
A patient with greatly increased erythrocyte protoporphyrin, but normal porphyrins in urine and feces, is described. The patient later developed a malignant lymphoma, and the reason why she accumulated protoporphyrin in her erythrocytes is not known. The protoporphyrin in the erythrocytes consisted of two types of protoporphyrin, free protoporphyrin (30%) and zinc protoporphyrin (70%). Upon irr...
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