Electron-photographic Changes of Membrane of Red Cells

Abstract

Electron microscopic images of membranes of red cells which are hemolysed in various media are in different ways and respectively characteristic. Colloidal system of the membrane of the cell hemolysed in distilled water is disordered, so that a meshy appearance comes out over the cell area. A more advanced stage of these changes is observed in case that HgCl2 crystal is directly applied to non-hemolysed red cell and in acid solution. Images of Membranes in alkali-solution are dim. When the red cells are treated in Ringer's Solution, homogeneous structure of images are obtained and it would be seen to be near the normal.