title: The maximum and minimum water content and cell volume of human erythrocytes in vitro.
abstract: The maximum and minimum water contents of human erythrocytes were measured after exposure to various osmotic pressures. Within a range of osmolarities, at which no haemolysis occurred, the water content reached its maximum, 78.1%, at 180 mosM and its minimum, 54.8%, at 800 mosM. Simultaneously, the mean cell volume increased to 98.5 microns 3 at 180 mosM and decreased to 77.2 microns 3 at 800 mosM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onoyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kogawa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014867:Water