Measuring the impedance of erythrocytes in patients with cystic fibrosis.
A study of the dielectric properties of fresh, washed erythrocytes from three groups of 13 children, one with cystic fibrosis, and one each of healthy children of comparable age and comparable weight, was conducted after resuspension in their own plasma or in sodium phosphate buffer. The erythrocytes of the patients with cystic fibrosis showed significant variations in impedance, especially compared to the control group of comparable age. Further studies are required to ascertain whether these results are of diagnostic significance.
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Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald.
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Jährig
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D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000097:blood*; D004553:Electric Conductivity / Q000502:physiology; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques