Fig. 4. Sickle cell fraction as a function of time during in vitro
recovery by increasing (A) saline pH in air-equilibrated samples from 7.03 to
7.97 (; N=3) or (B) PO2 at pH
7.61 from zero to
100 kPa (
; N=4). Data points on the
right-hand side of the dotted line indicate values for cell suspensions kept
at pH 7.97 under air () or pH 7.61 at a
PO2 of
100 kPa (
) throughout the
experiments. Values are means ± s.d. Error bars are in some cases
smaller than the symbol.