Research Article

Oxidative Stress in Autistic Children Alters Erythrocyte Shape in the Absence of Quantitative Protein Alterations and of Loss of Membrane Phospholipid Asymmetry

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Percent of annexin V (+) RBC in typically developing children (TD, open columns) or in children affected by autistic spectrum disorder (ASD, dark columns). Treatments are shown under the columns: NEM: N-ethylmaleimide; OS: osmotic shock; A23187: calcium ionophore. Mean ± SD. Star: difference was statistically significant ( by Student -test).