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In comparison with the metabolic requirements of many cells, those of the human erythrocyte are decidedly modest. The mature red cell lacks intracellular organelles. It does not synthesise DNA, RNA or proteins and its energetic requirements are met by a low level of glycolysis which, under normal conditions, consumes just 1–2 mmol/(1cells·h) of glucose (Murphy 1959; Phillips and Mendershausen 1975).
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Kirk, K., Saliba, K.J. (2003). The Membrane Physiology of the ‘Malaria-Infected’ Red Cell. In: Bernhardt, I., Ellory, J.C. (eds) Red Cell Membrane Transport in Health and Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05181-8_24
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