title: Evaluation of red blood cell fragility in Pygmy goats.
abstract: Red blood cells from 6 Pygmy goats were determined to be significantly (P less than 0.01) more susceptible to osmotic lysis and mechanical stress than were RBC from 6 Toggenburg goats. Differences in RBC size and shape and adenosine 5'-triphosphate concentration between the 2 breeds were not significant. The differences observed in the in vitro tests may be attributable to differences in RBC membrane composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Fairley
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Meuten
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000097:blood*; D009996:Osmotic Fragility; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate