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Radioactive (Chromium-51) Heinz Bodies

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HEINZ bodies are refractile granules appearing within erythrocytes and stainable with certain dyes such as crystal violet1–3. In man, their appearance is often associated with anaemia due to drug administration (for example, phenylhydrazine, menadione) or contact with other agents (for example, aniline dyes), particularly in certain sensitive individuals. Although the granules can be readily prepared experimentally by treatment of animals or isolated erythrocytes with various drugs, their chemical composition is only partially resolved and their metabolic disposition is unknown.

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    M. MARTINEZ, A. LO, G. COHEN & H. KAPLAN

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MARTINEZ, M., LO, A., COHEN, G. et al. Radioactive (Chromium-51) Heinz Bodies. Nature 210, 1064–1066 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101064a0

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